Nathan Noticed That a Company That Has Great Potential Just

question 6

Multiple Choice

Nathan noticed that a company that has great potential just declared a ________ because its stock price was getting too high for the small investor to buy the stock.The company will substitute more shares for the existing shares of stock without increasing the market value of the firm.

• A)dividend yield
• B)stock repurchase
• C)claim on income
• D)stock split
• E)stock splice

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Definitions:

Average Product

The output obtained by dividing the total product by the number of units of the variable input used in production, ideally reflecting productivity per input unit.

Total Product

The total output or quantity of goods produced by a firm or economy at a given level of input.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while other factors are held constant, the incremental increases in output will eventually decrease.

Labor

The human effort, physical or mental, used in the production of goods and services.