Exhibit 52
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)

question 16

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 5.2
Use the Information Below for the Following Problem(S)
$\begin{array}{lcccccc} ~&&\text { Stock Price } &&& \text { \# Shares } \\ & \mathbf{X} & \mathbf{Y} & \mathbf{Z} & \mathbf{X} & \mathbf{Y} & \mathbf{Z} \\ \text { Jan. } 13,2005 & 20 & 40 & 30 & 1000 & 2000 & 1000^{*} \\\text { Jan. } 14,2005 & 25 & 42 & 18 & 1000 & 2000 & 2000 \\\text { Jan. } 15,2005 & 27 & 45 & 8 & 1000^{* *} & 2000 & 2000 \\\text { Jan. } 16,2005 & 20 & 40 & 10 & 3000 & 2000 & 2000\end{array}$
*2:1 Split on Stock Z after Close on Jan. 13, 2005
**3:1 Split on Stock X after Close on Jan. 15, 2005
The base date for index calculations is January 13, 2005
-Refer to Exhibit 5.2.Calculate a price weighted average for January 16th.

• A) 30
• B) 32
• C) 34
• D) 36.13
• E) None of the above

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Definitions:

Public Choice Analysis

A branch of economics that studies the decision-making processes of government bodies as well as the behavior of voters, politicians, and government officials.

James Buchanan

An American economist known for his work on public choice theory, which explains how political decision-making processes affect economic policies, and the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.

Public Choice Analysis

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