The forecasted earnings-per-share of CPY A and CPY B for Years 1 thru 6 are given in the table below:

	CPY   A	CPY   B
Year   1	12.25	3.5
Year   2	13.11	3.62
Year   3	14.03	3.75
Year   4	15.02	3.88
Year   5	16.07	4.01
Year   6	17.2	4.15

 

Based on the above values, CPY A will likely have a _______ P/E ratio than CPY B; and, CPY A's EPS is growing at a rate of _______% per year, over the 5-year period from Year 1 to Year 6.

a. lower; 7.02

 b. lower; 14.05

 c. lower; 21.07 

d. higher; 7.02

 e. higher; 14.05

 f. higher; 21.07