For a stock to be in equilibrium, that is, for there to be no long-term pressure for its price to depart from its current level,
then a.the expected future return must be less than the most recent past realized return. b.the past realized return must be equal to the expected return during the same period. c.the expected future returns must be equal to the required return. d.the required return must equal the realized return in all periods. e.the expected return must be equal to both the required future return and the past realized return.
c.the expected future returns must be equal to the required return.
Explanation:
When the stock is at equilibrium than the intrinsic value of the stock is equivalent to the market price of the stock that depicts that the expected returns which held in the future should be equivalent to the required return
Therefore the option c is correct
And, the other options that are mentioned in the question are incorrect
A firm in a perfectly competitive market: d. must take the price that is determined in the market.
<h3>What is a perfectly competitive market?</h3>
A perfectly competitive market can be defined as a type of market in which there are many buyers and sellers of homogeneous products, and there is free entry and exit in the market.
This ultimately implies that, all business firms in a perfectly competitivemarket must be willing to take the price that is determined in the market.
