The following stock quotes were taken from today's issue of The Wall Street Journal:
|
Stock
|
SYM
|
Close
|
NET CHG
|
|
Smucker
|
SJM
|
44.86
|
0.05
|
|
Verizon
|
VZ
|
34.17
|
0.04
|
a. What was the closing price of each company's stock the day before yesterday?
b. Which company's stock earned a higher percentage return on the day as reported here?