Chapter 4:Rational Numbers: Positive and Negative Fractions Numbers in the Real World

Taking Stock

The following table shows market prices for selected companies.  Stock prices show parts of a dollar as fractions.  For instance, 24 1/2 = $24.50, 17 3/8 = $17.375, etc.
 

AMEX Most Active
Name	Close	Change	Volume	Annual High	Annual Low
STANDARD&POORS DEPOSITORY R	92 5/8	+ 11/32	3.462M	96 5/8	64 3/8
Nabors Industries, Inc.	29 7/16	- 5/8	849,800	32 7/8	13
Forest Laboratories, Inc.	42 3/4	-1 7/16	792,400	48 5/16	28 1/4
Amdahl Corporation	11 15/16	0	728,700	14	8 1/8
Hasbro, Inc.	28 5/8	+ 1/4	689,300	31 1/8	22 7/8
New York Times Company, The	46	+ 3/16	631,300	53 5/8	30 1/4
Viacom, Inc.	30 7/8	+ 3/8	599,600	38 3/4	25 1/4
Air and Water Technologies C	3 9/16	- 3/16	568,100	9 1/2	2 1/4
Source:  American Stock Exchange.

 
List the price (in dollars and cents) for Nabors, Inc.    for Hasbro, Inc.    for Forest, Inc. 

Which company had the greatest fluctuation in stock price over the past year?    How much? 

Which company has a price today that is closest to their annual low?    How close? 
Which company has a price today that is closest to their annual high?    How close? 

Given the change from yesterday's close (Change) and today's close (Close), compute yesterday's close for:
Forest, Inc.    Hasbro, Inc.   Standard & Poors 

If you bought 120 shares of Forest, Inc., stock at its lowest price of the year, how much is that stock worth now? 
How much equity do you have in the stocks today? 

If you have $150 to invest, how many shares could you buy of each stock?  You can only buy whole shares.
New York Times    Viacom, Inc.   Nabors, Inc. 

How many total shares of Forest, Inc. are there?    What is their total worth?