Question
Use the data for Starbucks (SBUX) and Google (GOOG) to answer the following questions:
|
Date
|
SBUX
|
Dividend
|
GOOG
|
Dividend
|
|
2011-11-14
|
$43.64
|
$0.00
|
$613.00
|
$0.00
|
|
2012-02-06
|
$48.29
|
$0.17
|
$609.09
|
$0.00
|
|
2012-05-07
|
$55.48
|
$0.17
|
$607.55
|
$0.00
|
|
2012-08-06
|
$43.48
|
$0.17
|
$642.82
|
$0.00
|
|
2012-12-13
|
$53.18
|
$0.21
|
$659.05
|
$0.00
|
a. What is the return for SBUX over the period without including its dividends? With the dividends?
b. What is the return for GOOG over the period?
c. If you have 25% of your portfolio in SBUX and 75% in GOOG, what was the return on your portfolio excluding dividends?