The Diagram Below Shows a Firm's Demand for Its Units

question 72

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows a firm's demand for its units of capital-coin- operated coffee machines. The firm places its machines in universities and colleges across Canada. FIGURE 15- 1
-Refer to Figure 15- 1. One possible explanation for a shift of the firm's investment demand curve from I0 to I2 is

• A) an increase in the expected MRP of the coffee machines.
• B) an increase in the interest rate.
• C) a technological improvement that reduces the cost per cup of coffee.
• D) a decrease in the interest rate.
• E) demographic changes that lead to a reduction in the growth rate of the student population at universities.

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