As It Relates to the R&D Decision, the Interest-Rate Cost-Of-Funds

question 8

Multiple Choice

As it relates to the R&D decision, the interest-rate cost-of-funds curve

• A) usually slopes downward.
• B) is the marginal cost element in the MB = MC decision framework.
• C) indicates a constant rate of return, r.
• D) reflects the interest rate on bank loans but not the implicit interest rate on the use of retained earnings.

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