If the earnings report of a firm indicates higher earnings than was expected by the investors:

a. the stock prices of the firm will decline.
b. the price of the product produced by this firm will decline.
c. the price of the product produced by this firm will rise.
d. the firm will spend more on advertising.
e. the stock prices of this firm will increase.


e

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