Readers of the financial pages of the daily newspaper noticed the following information with regard to the Connor Company stock: Daily high,45.50;Daily low,42.25;Last,43.50;Change,+0.75.This tells readers that the

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The information given in the financial pages indicates that the stock had a daily high of 45.50, a daily low of 42.25, and closed at 43.50. The change of +0.75 implies that the stock gained $0.75 in value over the previous day, which is the difference between the previous day's closing price and the current day's closing price. Therefore, option C is correct. Option A is incorrect because the stock's value is not given relative to its par value. Option B is incorrect because there is no information given about the previous day's closing price to calculate whether the stock gained $3.00 or not. Option D is not supported by the information given.

Readers of the Financial Pages of the Daily Newspaper Noticed