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DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA      DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA      DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA    	 (c)	 A portfolio manager convincingly shows that whenever the market value of a stock divided
                                                                                                              by its book value is below 0.8, it is very likely that the stock price will go up. Whenever
                                                                                                              the ratio is above 1.2, the stock price tends to fall.

                                                                                           	 	 Explain the validity of this statement relative to the efficient market hypothesis.

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