Zachary purchased BBC stock expecting the price to rise 15% in the coming year. After one year, BBC stock has actually moved up by 30%, due primarily to new information released during the year concerning unexpectedly higher sales. Which of the following describes this result?

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Zachary purchased BBC stock expecting the price to rise 15% in the coming year.

After one year, BBC stock has actually moved up by 30%, due primarily to new information released during the year concerning unexpectedly higher sales.

Which of the following describes this result?

 

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This is a violation of weak-form efficiency
This is not a violation of weak-form efficiency
This is a violation of semi-strong form efficiency
This is not a violation of semi-strong form efficiency
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Talal acquired 1,200 shares of CRAZY SPORTS stock at a price of $40 per share.

Exactly one year later, he sold the shares for $43 per share. In addition, CRAZY SPORT paid a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share at the end of each quarter.

What is the percent capital gain/loss for the investment?

 

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15.0%
12.50%
7.50%
5.0%
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