121.BayCityMining,Inc.hasapriceof$20ashare,outstandingsharesof2.5million,retainedearningsof$1milliondollars,andadividendyieldof2percent.Ithasaprice-earningsratioof a.50,whichishighbyhistoricalstandards. b.50,whichislowbyhistoricalstandards. c.25,whichishighbyhistoricalstandards. d.25,whichislowbyhistoricalstandards. 122.AlphaCorporationhasapriceof$5ashare,outstandingsharesof2.5million,retainedearningsof$1milliondollars,andadividendyieldof2percent.Ithasaprice-earningsratiowhichis a.high,perhapsindicatingthatpeopleexpectfutureearningstorise. b.high,perhapsindicatingthatpeopleexpectfutureearningstofall. c.low,perhapsindicatingthatpeopleexpectfutureearningstorise. d.low,perhapsindicatingthatpeopleexpectfutureearningstofall. 123.AlowP/Eforastockindicatesthat a.peoplemayexpectearningstofallinthefuture,perhapsbecausethefirmwillbefacedwithincreasedcompetition. b.itsdividendshavebeenlowsothatnooneiswillingtopayverymuchforit. c.thecorporationispossiblyovervalued. d.Alloftheabovearecorrect. 124.SupposeSarahLeeCorporationstockhasaP/Eratioof8.ThisP/Eratioisrelatively a.low,indicatingthatbuyersmayexpectearningstorise. b.low,indicatingthatbuyersmayexpectearningstofall. c.high,indicatingthatbuyersmayexpectearningstorise. d.high,indicatingthatbuyersmayexpectearningstofall. 125.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect? a.Joantakessomeofherincomeandbuysmutualfundshares.Joan’spurchasewillbeincludedintheinvestmentcategoryofGDP. b.IfashareofstockinVirtualPizzaCorporationsellsfor$77,theearningspershareare$5,andthedividendpershareis$2,thentheP/Eratiois11. c.Inordertouseequityfinance,afirmmustsellaboutequalvaluesofstocksandbonds. d.Noneoftheaboveiscorrect. Usethefollowingtabletoanswerthefollowingquestions. Table26-1 Stock Sym Yld% P/E Vol1000s Hi Lo Close NetChg. GenMills GIS 3.0 18.4 1659 51.57 51.10 51.09 –0.06 Microsoft MSFT 2.6 18.6 20,315 36.15 35.59 35.67 0.02 Graco GGG 1.5 25.3 101 68.39 67.63 68.09 […]