Alpha Corporation Has a Price of $5 a Share,outstanding Shares

question 117

Multiple Choice

Alpha Corporation has a price of $5 a share,outstanding shares of 2.5 million,retained earnings of $1 million dollars,and a dividend yield of 2 percent.It has a price-earnings ratio which is

• A)high,perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise.
• B)high,perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall.
• C)low,perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise.
• D)low,perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall.

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Definitions:

Compound Annual

This term, when incomplete, typically refers to the compound annual growth rate (CAGR), which is a measure of the mean annual growth rate of an investment over a specified time period longer than one year.

Compounded Quarterly

The process of calculating and adding interest to the principal sum of an investment or loan on a quarterly basis, thus increasing the amount on which subsequent interest is calculated.

Semiannually Compounded

Interest calculation method where the interest earned is added to the principal twice per year, effectively growing the investment more quickly than simple interest.

Compound Annual

A calculation of the total compound interest earned or payable over a period of one year.