Questions from General Investment


Q: When the 56-year-old founder of Gulf & Western

When the 56-year-old founder of Gulf & Western, Inc., died of a heart attack, the stock price immediately jumped from $18.00 a share to $20.25, a 12.5 percent increase. This is evidence of market inef...

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Q: What is their tolerance for risk? a. Average

What is their tolerance for risk? a. Average b. Below average c. Above average

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Q: Today, the following announcement was made: “Early today the

Today, the following announcement was made: “Early today the Justice Department reached a decision in the Universal Product Care (UPC) case. UPC has been found guilty of discriminatory practices in hi...

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Q: New tech Corp. is going to adopt a new chip testing

New tech Corp. is going to adopt a new chip testing device that can greatly improve its production efficiency. Do you think the lead engineer can profit from purchasing the firm’s stock before the new...

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Q: Trans Trust Corp. has changed how it accounts for inventory.

Trans Trust Corp. has changed how it accounts for inventory. Taxes are unaffected, although the resulting earnings report released this quarter is 20 percent higher than what it would have been under...

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Q: The Durkin Investing Agency has been the best stock picker in the

The Durkin Investing Agency has been the best stock picker in the country for the past two years. Before this rise to fame occurred, the Durkin newsletter had 200 subscribers. Those subscribers beat t...

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Q: Suppose the market is semi strong-form efficient. Can you

Suppose the market is semi strong-form efficient. Can you expect to earn abnormal returns if you make trades based on a. Your broker’s information about record earnings for a stock? b. Rumors about a...

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Q: Prospectors, Inc., is a publicly traded gold prospecting company in

Prospectors, Inc., is a publicly traded gold prospecting company in Alaska. Although the firm’s searches for gold usually fail, the prospectors occasionally find a rich vein of ore. What pattern would...

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Q: Several celebrated investors and stock pickers have recorded huge returns on their

Several celebrated investors and stock pickers have recorded huge returns on their investments over the past two decades. Is the success of these particular investors an invalidation of an efficient s...

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Q: For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether profit opportunities exist

For each of the following scenarios, discuss whether profit opportunities exist from trading in the stock of the firm under the conditions that (1) the market is not weak-form efficient, (2) the marke...

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