McDonald's Stock Currently Sells for $123

question 78

Multiple Choice

McDonald's stock currently sells for $123. It's expected earnings per share are $5.12. The average P/E ratio for the industry is 24. If investors expected the same growth rate and risk for McDonald's as for an average firm in the same industry, it's stock price would

• A) stay about the same.
• B) rise.
• C) fall.
• D) there is not enough information.

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Definitions:

Premium Price

A price that is higher than the regular or standard price, often associated with goods of higher quality or insurance costs.

Forward Rate

is a financial term referring to a predetermined interest rate or currency exchange rate agreed upon for a transaction that will occur at a future date.

Discount

A reduction from the usual cost of something or the process of determining the present value of future cash flows.

Political Risk

In international business, the chance that the value of a firm’s investment in a foreign country will be reduced by political actions of either the foreign government or terrorists.