A high price-earnings ratio for a stock indicates that either the stock is

a. undervalued or people are relatively optimistic about the corporation's prospects.
b. overvalued or people are relatively optimistic about the corporation's prospects.
c. overvalued or people are relatively pessimistic about the corporation's prospects.
d. undervalued or people are relatively pessimistic about the corporation's prospects.


b

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