Which of the Following Will Increase Earnings Per Share

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will increase earnings per share?

• A)A ten percent increase in net income and a ten percent increase in the average number of shares of common stock outstanding
• B)A ten percent decrease in net income and a ten percent increase in the average number of shares of common stock outstanding
• C)A ten percent increase in net income and a ten percent decrease in the average number of shares of common stock outstanding
• D)A ten percent decrease in net income and a ten percent decrease in the average number of shares of common stock outstanding

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

A natural, automatic reaction to a stimulus that occurs without any prior learning or conditioning.

Unconditioned Stimulus

Within classical conditioning, a stimulus that inherently and spontaneously provokes a response with no prior learning required.

Classical Conditioning

The educational process of repeatedly pairing two stimuli; the reaction that initially starts with the second stimulus in time starts with the first stimulus exclusively.

Extinction

In psychology, extinction refers to the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response when the reinforcement is no longer provided.