FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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ISBN: 9781307110869
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 12.2, Problem 12.2DCQ
About how many times did large-company stocks return more than 30 percent? How many times did they return less than −20 percent?
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