The PE ratio is useful because it measures: A. how much an investor is willing to pay for $1 of earnings. B. how much a stock is expected to earn. C. how much earnings are going to grow.

A. how much an investor is willing to pay for $1 of earnings.

Explanation:

The formula used to calculate the price earnings ratio (PE) = market price of the stock / earnings per stock. E.g. a company that earns $2 per stock and its stock is worth $50 has a PE ratio = $50 / $2 = 25.

The higher the PE ratio, the higher the expected growth rate. Earnings of a company that has a PE ratio of 25 should grow at a much higher rate than a company with a PE of 10.

A very high PE ratio can mean that:

Investors generally compare a company's PE ratio against the industry's average, e.g. the average PE ratio of companies that list in the S&P 500 is between 13-15.

there was no passage listed but using the process of elimination i'd say it was d. the high economy would do the opposite. i don't see how low prices would affect it. high unemployment is possible but i feel d is the better answer.

the answer choices are:

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hopefully someone can answer the question now lol