The Price-To-Earnings Ratio for Firms in a Given Industry Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

The price-to-earnings ratio for firms in a given industry is distributed according to the normal distribution.In this industry,a firm with a standard normal variable value of z = 1

• A) has an above average price-to-earnings ratio.
• B) has a below average price-to-earnings ratio.
• C) has an average price-to-earnings ratio.
• D) may have an above average or below average price-to-earnings ratio.

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