A Profit-Maximizing Firm Will Borrow Money at a Given Interest

question 69

Multiple Choice

A profit-maximizing firm will borrow money at a given interest rate,and use that money to fund an investment,if and only if the

• A) interest rate is less than the expected rate of return on the investment.
• B) interest rate is lower than rates expected in the near future.
• C) planned investment is expected to be profitable.
• D) interest rate is lower than it has been in the recent past.
• E) interest rate is less than the firm's historic profitability rate.

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