Did Apple's Stock Undergo Simple Interest Increase in the Period

Essay

Did Apple's stock undergo simple interest increase in the period December, 1997, through March, 2000 (Give a reason for your answer.) $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Month } & \text { Dec. } 1997 & \text { Aug. } 1999 & \text { Mar. } 2000 & \text { May 2000 } & \text { Aug. } 2000 & \text { Dec. } 2000 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Monthly } \\\text { Price }\end{array} & 3.27 & 16.31 & 33.95 & 21 & 30.37 & 7.44 \\\hline \text { Month } & \text { Jan. } 2002 & \text { Mar. } 2003 & \text { Oct. } 2003 & \text { Nov. 2004 } & \text { Feb. 2005 } & \text { Aug. } 2005 \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { Monthly } \\\text { Price }\end{array} & 12.36 & 7.07 & 11.44 & 33.53 & 44.86 & 45.74 \\\hline\end{array}$$ $A = 3.27$ , $B = 33.95$