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P-E RATIO: Also termed the price-earnings ratio, this is the ratio of the current price for one share of corporate stock to the earnings (profit) per share of stock. This is used by many financial analysts and investors as an indicator of a company's performance and potential for future growth. A relatively high price-earnings ratio suggests that investors think the company has a great deal of future growth potential. It can also be a sign, however, that the company is seriously overpriced and due for a big drop.

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Lesson 2: Economic Science | Unit 2: Theory Page: 8 of 20

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  • That the best scientific theory is one that offers a universal explanation of the real world.
  • How scientific theories are comprised of verified principles and unverified axioms or beliefs that constitute a world view.
  • That the world view of many theories is also intertwined with a political philosophy.
  • The inherent need for abstraction in the development of scientific theories.
  • Three common forms of abstraction--words, graphs, and equations.
  • An introduction of three economic theories--markets, aggregate markets, and Keynesian economics.

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DURABLE GOODS, CONSUMPTION

Personal consumption expenditures on tangible goods that tend to last for more than a year. Common examples are cars, furniture, and appliances. This is one of three categories of personal consumption expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The other two are nondurable goods and services. Durable goods are about 12 percent of personal consumption expenditures and 8 percent of gross domestic product.

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Three-forths of the gold mined each year is used to manufacture jewelry.
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