Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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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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Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places,
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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