Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: In the United States profits from sales of Grainco’s biggest selling p

In the United States profits from sales of Grainco’s biggest selling product, cornflakes, have dropped by 30 percent over the last 3 years. During this same time the value of a share of Grainco stock rose by over 20 percent. This is puzzling because the value of a stock usually decreases when a company’s sales decrease.
Which of the following, if true during the last 3 years, most helps to explain why the value of a share of Grainco stock moved in the way that it did?

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