On November 22, the Stock Price of WalMart Was $69

question 57

Multiple Choice

On November 22, the stock price of WalMart was $69.50, and the retailer stock index was 600.30. On November 25, the stock price of WalMart was $70.25, and the retailer stock index was 605.20. Consider the ratio of WalMart to the retailer index on November 22 and November 25. WalMart is _______ the retail industry, and technical analysts who follow relative strength would advise _______ the stock.

• A) outperforming; buying
• B) outperforming; selling
• C) underperforming; buying
• D) underperforming; selling
• E) equally performing; neither buying nor selling

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The increased earnings obtained by selling an additional unit of a good or service.

Average Fixed Cost

Unchanging production costs relative to output levels, per unit of output produced.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output, representing the variable cost per unit of output.

Average Total Cost

The average total cost (ATC) is an economic concept that calculates the total cost of producing a good or service divided by the quantity of output produced. It is used to determine the per-unit cost of production.