Question: Bolded numbers at the very bottom are correct. Please provide formulas for those answers. Thank you! Index Example, Value Weighted Index Stocks Day 1 #

Bolded numbers at the very bottom are correct. Please provide formulas for those answers. Thank you!

Index Example, Value Weighted Index
Stocks Day 1 # of Shares outstanding Day 2 # of Shares outstanding Day 3 # of Shares outstanding
MSFT $50 1000 $52 1000 $53 1000
XPO $100 500 $99 500 $102 500
BAC $30 800 $27 800 $25 800
CSCO $42 900 $43 900 $46 900
This Value Weighted index consists of 3 stocks initially with stocks MSFT, XPO, and BAC
After Day 1, stock BAC was replaced by CSCO
Please Construct Value Weighted Index Dany 1, Day 2, and Day 3
Use 1000 as a first day index value
Initial Index (Day 1) 1000
Stocks Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
MSFT
XPO
BAC
CSCO
SUM
Divisor
Index Value
New Divisor After Day 1
Initial Index (Day 1) 1000
Stocks Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
MSFT $ 50,000 $ 52,000 $ 53,000
XPO $ 50,000 $ 49,500 $ 51,000
BAC $ 24,000
CSCO $ 37,800 $ 38,700 $ 41,400
SUM $ 124,000 $ 140,200 $ 145,400
Divisor 124.00 137.80 137.80
Index Value 1000 1017.4165 1055.1524
New Divsor After Day 1 137.8

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