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Problem 1: One of the news supplement assignments posted on Blackboard focused on measures signaling that stocks were either relatively "expensive" of "cheap." Which of the following most accurately reflects the articles comments about a recent study by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., .. the valuation of the median stock in the S&;P 500, measured by forward P/E

A. The valuation of the median stock in the S&P 500, measured by forward P/E, is now in the 100th percentile of historical levels, going back four decades-the highest level possible. The Index itself is trading at the 98th percentile.

B. The valuation of the median stock in the S&P 500, measured by forward P/E, is now in the 95th percentile of historical levels, going back four decades-the highest level possible. The Index itself is trading at the 88th percentile.

C. The valuation of the median stock in the S&P 500, measured by forward P/E, is now in the 90th percentile of historical levels, going back four decades-the highest level possible. The Index itself is trading at the 83th percentile.

D. The valuation of the median stock in the S&P 500, measured by forward P/E, is now in the 85th percentile of historical levels, going back four decades-the highest level possible. The Index itself is trading at the 78th percentile.