Suppose You Own Two Stocks, a and B

question 62

Multiple Choice

Suppose you own two stocks, A and B. In year 1, stock A earns a 2% return and stock B earns a 9% return. In year 2, stock A earns an 18% return and stock B earns an 11% return. __________ has the higher arithmetic average return.

• A) Stock A
• B) Stock B
• C) The two stocks have the same arithmetic average return.
• D) At least three periods are needed to calculate the arithmetic average return.

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Definitions:

Willingness To Pay

The maximum amount an individual is prepared to spend to acquire a good or service.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to sell a good for and the actual price they receive, representing the benefit to producers.

Binding Price Ceiling

A government-imposed price limit on how high a price can be charged for a product or service, set below the market equilibrium, causing shortages.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to sell a good for and the actual market price they receive, essentially the profit producers earn from selling a good.