To Determine How Attractive a Particular Market Is Using the BCG

question 103

Multiple Choice

To determine how attractive a particular market is using the BCG portfolio analysis, ________ is(are) established as the vertical axis.

• A)competitive intensity
• B)sales dollars
• C)market size
• D)market growth rate
• E)market profit potential

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Definitions:

Information Content Effect

The impact on a company's stock price when new information becomes available to market participants.

Clientele Effect

The theory that a company's stock price changes can attract different types of investors based on dividend policy or other corporate actions.

Efficient Markets Hypothesis

The Efficient Markets Hypothesis (EMH) posits that all known information is already reflected in stock prices, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher returns through stock market predictions.

Ex-Dividend Date

The specific date on which a stock is set to go "ex-dividend," meaning that shareholders of record as of that date will be entitled to receive the declared dividend.