You have two roommates who invest in the stock market.​ a. One roommate says she buy shares only in companies that everyone believes will experience big increases in profits in the future. How do you suppose the price-earnings ratio of these companies compares to the price-earnings ratio of other companies? What might be the disadvantage of buying shares in these companies? b. Another roommate says she only buys shares in companies that are cheap, which she measures by low price-earnings ratios. How do you suppose the earnings prospects of these companies compare to those of other companies? What might be the disadvantage of buying shares in these companies?​

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