Year Quarters Stock % 2012 1 29.8 2012 2 31 2012 3

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The percentage of individual investors’ portfolios committed to stock depends on the state of the economy.  As of April 2014, a typical portfolio consisted of cash (19%), stocks (30%), stock funds (37%), bonds (8%) and bond funds (6%).  The following table reports the percentage of stocks in a typical portfolio in eight quarters of 2012 to 2013.

 

Year Quarters Stock %
2012 1 29.8
2012 2 31
2012 3 29.9
2012 4 30.1
2013 1 32.2
2013 2 31.5
2013 3 32
2013 4 31.9

 

In the first quarter of 2013 the seasonal index of approximately………………. means that values of the time series are …………… by the presence of seasonal forces.

 

A. 100.8416, depressed

B. 96.8555, stimulated

C. 99.1586, depressed

D. 103.2465, stimulated

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