The following three defense stocks are to be combined into a stock index in January 2019 (perhaps a portfolio manager believes these stocks are an appropriate benchmark for his or her performance):

		Price
	Shares (millions)		1/1/19			1/1/20			1/1/21
Douglas McDonnell	355		$	86		$	91		$	103
Dynamics General	455			55			52			66
International Rockwell	270			84			73			87

a. Calculate the initial value of the index if a price-weighting scheme is used.

b. What is the rate of return on this index for the year ending December 31, 2019? For the year ending December 31, 2020? (A negative value should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)