Listed below is the selling price for a share of PepsiCO Inc. at the close of each year.   Year             Price                            Year                Price   1990             12.9135                       2000                49.5625 1991             16.8250                       2001                48.6803 1992             20.6125                       2002                42.2211 1993             20.3024                       2003                46.6215 1994             18.3160                       2004                52.2019 1995             27.7538                       2005                59.8534 1996             29.0581                       2006                62.0002 1997             36.0155                       2007                77.5108 1998             40.6111                       2008                54.7719 1999             35.0230                       2009                60.8025

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Listed below is the selling price for a share of PepsiCO Inc. at the close of each year.

 

Year             Price                            Year                Price

 

1990             12.9135                       2000                49.5625

1991             16.8250                       2001                48.6803

1992             20.6125                       2002                42.2211

1993             20.3024                       2003                46.6215

1994             18.3160                       2004                52.2019

1995             27.7538                       2005                59.8534

1996             29.0581                       2006                62.0002

1997             36.0155                       2007                77.5108

1998             40.6111                       2008                54.7719

1999             35.0230                       2009                60.8025

 

1.Estimate the selling price in 2014.                                                                                                                       

 2.Does this seem like a reasonable estimate based on historical data?  Why or why not?

3.By how much has the stock price increased or decreased (per year) on average during the period?

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