The most broadly based inde that uses a broad base of stocks in its portfolio and can give investors a good indication of how the overall stock market has performed in a given day is called the

a$-$dow jones industrial average

b$-$standard & poor's $500$

c$-$russell $2000$ index

d$-$wilshire $5000$

Use of the dividend discount model $($DDM$)$ and the discounted cash flow model $($DCF$)$ are examples of which type of stock valuation

a$-$relative

b$-$absolute

c$-$comparative analysis

d$-$intrinsic value

Nancy is trying to create a portfolio of two stocks that would move with the overall market. The four stocks and their corresponding betas are as follows:

Apple beta $1\mathrm{.}17$

AT&T $\mathrm{.}67$

salesforce $1\mathrm{.}35$

con edison $\mathrm{.}24$

move closely with the overall market?

a$-$portfolio of saleforce & AT&T

b$-$portfolio of AT&T and con edison

c$-$portfolio of salesforce and con edison

d$-$portfolio of salesforce and Apple

Apples current P$/$E ratio is $11.$ From an analytical standpoint, this means:

a$-$thst the stock is cheap

b$-$nothing, because a number by itself means nothing

c$-$the company's stock price is trading at a discount to its earnings

d$-$none of these