Answer:
24.42%
Explanation:
(a) Index on the day immediately before the split (on 1 Jan 2017)
= (114+ 34 + 56 ) / 3
= 204/3 =68
Price of Douglas McDonnel stock just after the split (on 2 Jan 2017)
= 114/3 = $38
New divisor for the index
= (38 + 34 + 56)/68
= 128/68
=1.88
(b) Index on 1 Jan 2017 = 68
Index on 1 Jan 2018 = (41.08+ 48+ 70) / 1.88
= 159.08/1.88
=84.61
Hence:
Rate of return on the index for the year
2017
= (84.61 - 68) / 68 × 100
16.61/68×100
= 24.42%
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