Which Would Be Considered an Investment According to Economists

question 49

Multiple Choice

Which would be considered an investment according to economists?

• A)the purchase of government bonds by the nation's central bank
• B)the purchase of a laptop by a university student to prepare her class projects
• C)the construction of a new factory by Intel
• D)the purchase of shares of stock by Manulife, a mutual fund company

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Definitions:

Cost Data

Information regarding the expenses incurred in the production, operation, or acquisition of goods and services.

MC Curve

Represents the marginal cost curve, which shows the cost of producing an additional unit of a good or service.

Technological Advance

The development of new technologies and improvement of existing technologies to increase productivity or address new challenges.

Market Supply Curve

A graphical representation depicting the relationship between the price of a good and the total quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.