i) Use the attached stock-market charts for Google for the period January 1, 2013, through February 14, 2014, to answer the following questions.

i. Compare Googles fiscal 2013 earnings performance with the movement in Googles stock price over 2013.

ii. Compare Googles 2013 stock price performance with the performance of the broader set of firms trading on the NASDAQ exchange (that is, the NASDAQ index). Google Inc.Earnings Announcements and Information Environment 2 This document is authorized for use by Melinda Mucka, from 1/13/2020 to 5/19/2020, in the course: ACC 498 - Case Studies in Financial Accounting - Skiba (Spring 2020), West Connecticut State University. Any unauthorized use or reproduction of this document is strictly prohibited.

iii. Based on the stock market chart, did the market perceive the earnings news in Googles press release dated January 30, 2014, as good news or bad news? Note: the press release was made available after the close of trading for the day.