Answer: C. The decline in the P/E ratio more than offset earnings growth and this pushed the market cap down.
Explanation:
Market Cap = P/E ratio * Earnings
Market cap is dependent on both the P/E ratio and Earnings as shown by the formula and as shown on the graph, the P/E ratio kept on decreasing which means that for the Market Cap to decrease, the downward pull of the P/E ratio must have overshadowed the growth in earnings such that the Market Cap went down instead of up.
For instance, if the earnings were $40 billion and the P/E ratio was 15, Market Cap would be $600 billion.
If earnings increased to $45 billion but P/E ratio decreased to 10, Market Cap would become $450 billion.
Answer:
single seller competition in the short run
Explanation:
because Monopoly is considered a product maximizer so it can't be minimal and it most definitely is not close substitute for their products and services
Answer:
The price of the bond is $ 21,541.53
Explanation:
The price of the bond is the present value of all cash inflows expected from the bond throughout the bond's life.
The cash inflows comprise of coupon interest interest payments as well as the repayment of the principal amount(the face value of $20,000) at redemption.
The present value is computed by multiplying the cash inflows by the discount factor.
The formula for discounting factor =1/(1+r/2)^t
r is the required yield of 5.4% divided by 2 since the coupon is payable twice a year.
Find attached.
Answer:
3) The only bank in a small town
Explanation:
By definition a monopoly occurs when there is only one supplier in the market for a specific good or service. In this case, if there is only one bank that works in a small town, then that bank has a monopoly of all the town's residents that require banking services. If any resident doesn't like that specific bank, they need to go to another town in search for banking services.
