On a Particular Day, There Were 890 Stocks That Advanced

question 30

Multiple Choice

On a particular day, there were 890 stocks that advanced on the NYSE and 723 that declined. The volume in advancing issues was 80,846,000, and the volume in declining issues was 70,397,000. The common measure of market breadth is ________.

• A) -10,449,000
• B) -167
• C) 167
• D) 10,449,000

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Tax Bracket

A range of incomes taxed at a given rate, used in a progressive tax system to ensure fairness.

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The amount of an individual's or a corporation's income used to determine how much tax they owe to the government in a given tax year.

Deductions

Amounts that are subtracted from income before it is subjected to taxation, decreasing the total taxable income amount.

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