EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE A
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Chapter 13, Problem 4CRCT
Systematic versus Unsystematic Risk [LO3] Indicate whether the following events might cause stocks in general to change price, and whether they might cause Big Widget Corp.’s stock to change price:
a. The government announces that inflation unexpectedly jumped by 2 percent last month.
b. Big Widget’s quarterly earnings report, just issued, generally fell in line with analysts’ expectations.
c. The government reports that economic growth last year was at 3 percent, which generally agreed with most economists’
d. The directors of Big Widget die in a plane crash.
e. Congress approves changes to the tax code that will increase the top marginal corporate tax rate. The legislation had been debated for the previous six months.
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EBK FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE A
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