A price-weighted index cоntаins three stоcks priced аt $96, $54, аnd $30. Its current divisоr is 3. The $96 stock then completes a 3-for-1 stock split, reducing its price to $32 immediately after the split.a) Calculate the index level immediately before the split.b) Calculate the new divisor needed to keep the index level unchanged immediately after the split. Round the divisor to four decimal places.c) On the next trading day, the three post-split stock prices are $33, $56, and $29. Calculate the new index level and the one-day index return from the unchanged post-split base.
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