Between October 2007 and March 2009, Asset Prices in the Stock

question 99

Multiple Choice

Between October 2007 and March 2009, asset prices in the stock market fell by ________.

• A) over 50 percent
• B) 10 percent
• C) around 16 percent
• D) less than 30 percent

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Definitions:

Stock Dividend

A dividend payment made in the form of additional shares rather than a cash payout, representing a reinvestment of a company’s earnings.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Treasury Stock

Stocks that the company originally sold and then bought back, decreasing the number of shares available for trade in the public market.

Cash Dividend

A distribution of earnings made by a company to its shareholders, typically in the form of profits.