Stock prices change when
A) expectations are based on past performance
B) expectations change.
C) accounting profits are zero.
D) none of these choices.
B
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Assume that you purchased a $1,000 perpetual bond that pays a market interest rate of 5 percent. If you attempted to sell this bond today subsequent to an increased market rate of interest of 7.5 percent, then you
a. could only sell this bond at a capital loss. b. could sell this bond at a capital gain. c. would not be able to sell this bond. d. could exchange your bond yielding 5 percent for a bond yielding 7.5 percent on an even exchange basis.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 12.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 12.4There are two sectors in the economy, X and Y, and both are in long-run, zero-profit equilibrium at the intersections of S0 and D0.Refer to Figure 12.4. Assume consumer preference changes toward X and away from Y. Ceteris paribus, a new general equilibrium will eventually be reached in sector Y with a price of ________ and a quantity of ________.
A. P0; < Q1 B. P1; Q0 C. P1; Q1 D. P0; Q0