Sometimes One Observes That the Price of a Company's Stock

question 23

Multiple Choice

Sometimes one observes that the price of a company's stock falls after the announcement of favorable earnings.This phenomenon is

• A) clearly inconsistent with the efficient market hypothesis.
• B) consistent with the efficient market hypothesis if the earnings were not as high as anticipated.
• C) consistent with the efficient market hypothesis if the earnings were not as low as anticipated.
• D) the result of none of the above.

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