On the day of the announcement, what was the total loss in market value of class A and Class B shares combined based on data given in footnote 4.
4 The per-share change in Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A share price at the date of the announcement was $1,895. The company had 811,755 Class A shares outstanding and 1,247,366,163 Class B shares outstanding. Class B common shares are equivalent to 1/1500th of Class A common shares.
Class A:
The per share change in share price = $1895
Total outstanding shares = 811755
Total change in market value of class A shares = 1895 * 811755 = $1.54 billion
Class B:
The per share change in share price of class B shares = 1/1500 of class A common shares
= 1895 / 1500 = $1.26
Total outstanding shares = 1247366163
Total change in market value = 1247366163 * 1.26 = $1.57 billion
Therefore, the total loss in market value of class A and class B shares combined = $1.54 + $1.57 = $3.11 billion
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