The Stock of Well-Known, High-Quality Firms, Such as Coca-Cola, General

question 234

Multiple Choice

The stock of well-known, high-quality firms, such as Coca-Cola, General Electric, and Procter & Gamble, fit the characteristics of ________ stocks, because investors can almost always be assured a dividend and consistent stock price appreciation.

• A) growth
• B) blue chip
• C) income
• D) callable

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Definitions:

Neoclassical Economics

A framework within economics that focuses on the determination of goods, outputs, and income distributions in markets through supply and demand.

Uncertainty

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