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Suppose there is a simple index of three stocks, stock abc, stock xyz, and stock qrs. stock abc opens on day 1 with 4000 shares at $3.15 per share. stock xyz opens on day 1 with 5000 shares at $4.30 per share. stock qrs opens on day 1 with 6000 shares at $4.60 per share. the price of stock abc on day 8 begins at $3.50. the price of stock xyz on day 8 begins at $3.90. stock qrs opens on day 8 with a price of $4.50 per share. assume that each stock has the same number of shares that it opened with on day 1. what is the rate of change of this simple index over 1 week?

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

Mozart lenses inc. recently introduced seelites, a thinner lens for eyelasses. of a sample of 800 eyeglass wearers, 246 said they would purchases their next pair of eyeglasses with the new lenses. lenses inc. estimates that the number of people who purchase eyeglasses in a year is 1,700,000. most eyeglasses wearer buy one new pair of eyeglasses a year. what is the annual sales potential for the new lenses.