What Is the "Volume" as Reported in Stock Tables

question 96

Multiple Choice

What is the "volume" as reported in stock tables?

• A) the number of shares traded
• B) the percentage of shares outstanding traded
• C) the number of shares traded times the price they sold at
• D) the number of shares of a company traded divided by the shares of all companies traded

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Definitions:

Subsidy

A payment made by the government to a firm, industry, or individual, usually to encourage the production of a certain good or service or to reduce its price for consumers.

Output

The quantity of goods or services produced in a given time period, by a firm, industry, or country.

Internalized

The process of incorporating external costs or benefits into one's own decision-making criteria.

Externality

A consequence of an economic activity experienced by unrelated third parties, which can be either positive (benefits) or negative (costs).