#!/usr/bin/env perl 
use strict;
use warnings;

my $raw_value = shift @ARGV;
my ($total_value, $base_value, $amount);
my $assets = {};
my $lookup_asset = 'foo';

  if ($raw_value && $raw_value =~ /(\d+)\*(\d+)/) {
    $total_value = $1 * $2; # performs multiplication
    ($amount, $base_value) = ($1, $2);
  }
  elsif ($raw_value && $raw_value =~ /(\d+)\/(\d+)/) {
    $base_value = $1 / $2; # performs division
    ($total_value, $amount) = ($1, $2);
  }
  else {
    $amount = $raw_value;
    $base_value = $assets->{$lookup_asset} ? $assets->{$lookup_asset} : 0;
    $total_value = $amount * $base_value;
  }

print "Amount: $amount\nBase: $base_value\nTotal: $total_value\nRaw: $raw_value\n";