Average Returns on NYSE Stocks on the Day Immediately Preceding

question 23

Multiple Choice

Average returns on NYSE stocks on the day immediately preceding a federal holiday

• A) are no different from any day.
• B) are higher only if the holiday is a Monday.
• C) are lower only the day before Christmas.
• D) tend to be higher than average.

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Definitions:

Falling Costs

A situation where the expenses associated with producing a good or service decrease, often leading to lower prices for consumers.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantage that arises with increased output of a product, where average costs start to fall as production scales up.

Marginal Returns

denotes the additional output obtained by adding one more unit of a specific input, while keeping other inputs constant.

Diseconomies of Scale

The scenario where costs start increasing as a company or project becomes too large, leading to inefficiency.