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.
"FOOTNOTE 4: The per share change in Berkshire Hathaway's A Class
share price at the date of the announcement was $1895. 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."
$ 1.58 Billion
$ 4.05 Billion
$ 4.73 Billion
$ 6.31 Billion
On the day of the announcement,
Share A class price change = $1,895
Share B class price change = $1,895/1,500
No. of class A shares = 811,755
No. of class B shares = 1,247,366,163
Total loss = Loss on share class A + Loss on share class B
= $1,895 * 811,755 + $1,895/1,500 * 1,247,366,163
=$1,538,275,725 + $1,575,839,252.59
=$3,114,114,977.59
=$3.114 Bn
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