The Dow Jones Industrial Average Is Now Based on the Prices

question 163

Multiple Choice

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now based on the prices of the stocks of

• A)30 major U.S.corporations.
• B)100 major U.S.corporations.
• C)500 representative U.S.corporations.
• D)1,000 representative U.S.corporations.

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The percentage of a loan that is applied as interest for the borrower, usually shown as a yearly rate.

Import Quotas

Restrictions set by a government on the quantity of a specific good that can be imported into a country.

Net Exports

The value of a country's total exports minus the value of its total imports, which is a component of a country's GDP.

Import Restrictions

Measures imposed by a government to control the quantity of goods coming into a country, often to protect domestic industries.