Andy is a stock analyst who is evaluating mxc and bpp. on july 12, 2010, the price of mxc before the open was $44.20 per share, and it closed at $42.07 per share. the price of bpp before the open was $26.57 per share, and it closed at $23.43 per share. andy compare the performance of these two stocks on this day. (5 points: part i – 1 point; part ii – 1 point; part iii – 1 point; part iv – 1 point; part v – 1 point)

part i: by how many dollars per share was mxc down for the day?

part ii: by how many dollars per share was bpp down for the day?

part iii: what was the rate of change for mxc for the day? round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

part iv: what was the rate of change for bpp for the day? round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent.

part v: if andy is talking about dollars per share, which stock should he say was down more for the day? if he is talking about rate of change, which stock should he say was down more for the day?