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Assume the Following Five Companies Are Used in Computing an Index

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Assume the following five companies are used in computing an index (there have been no stock splits during this time).  Base Period  Current Period  Shares January 1, 1977  December 31, 2004Company Outstanding  Market Price  Market Price  A 2,000$2.00$14.00 B 6,0006.0018.00 C 5,0009.0023.00 D 8,00010.005.00 E 1,00013.0040.00\begin{array}{lrrr}&&\text { Base Period }&\text { Current Period }\\&\text { Shares} &\text { January 1, 1977 }&\text { December 31, 2004}\\\underline{\text {Company}}&\underline{\text { Outstanding }} & \underline{\text { Market Price }} & \underline{\text { Market Price }}\\\text { A } & 2,000 & \$ 2.00 & \$ 14.00 \\\text { B } & 6,000 & 6.00 & 18.00 \\\text { C } & 5,000 & 9.00 & 23.00 \\\text { D } & 8,000 & 10.00 & 5.00 \\\text { E } & 1,000 & 13.00 & 40.00\end{array} (a) If the index is price-weighted, what will be the value of the index on Dec. 31, 2004?
(b) Using the same data from the above table, determine the index value if the index is calculated on a value-weighted basis.

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(A) 250
(b) 185.955
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