QUESTIONS 79 THROUGH 90 RELATE TO EQUITY INVESTMENTS

82. The data for four stocks in an index are as follows:

Dividends Per

End of Period

Beginning of

Stock Shares

% Shares in

Outstanding

Share

Market Float

Period Price

Price

($)

A 5,000 90 40 45 1.00

B 2,000 100 68 60 0.50

C 6,000 70 60 70 1.50

D 4,000 40 20 24 0.80

Assuming the beginning value of the float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted equity

index is 100, the ending value is closest to:

A. 109.1.

B. 110.9.

C. 111.3.