The Higher a Firm's Transitory Earnings

question 36

Multiple Choice

The higher a firm's transitory earnings

• A) there is no effect on a firm's price-earnings ratio.
• B) the lower a firm's price-earnings ratio.
• C) the smaller a firm's permanent earnings.
• D) the higher a firm's price-earnings ratio.

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