The Price-Earnings Ratio Is

question 29

Multiple Choice

The price-earnings ratio is

• A)the market price of an equity share divided by earnings per share.
• B)the amount of a company's retained earnings.
• C)the purchase price of a firm's assets divided by net income.
• D)used to measure the speed at which the company sells its inventories.

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