Exhibit $4\mathrm{.}4$

USE THE INFORMATION BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM$($S$)$

Year

$\%$ Price Change for Stock Index

$2000$

$8\mathrm{.}0\%$

$2001$

$10\mathrm{.}0\%$

$2002$

$-14\mathrm{.}0\%$

$2003$

$20\mathrm{.}0\%$

$2004$

$-10\mathrm{.}0\%$

Refer to Exhibit $4\mathrm{.}4.$ Calculate the average annual rate of change for this index for the five$-$year period using the arithmetic mean.

Group of answer choices

$0\mathrm{.}28\%$

$1\mathrm{.}28\%$

$3\mathrm{.}58\%$

$6\mathrm{.}38\%$

$2\mathrm{.}80\%$