If We Plotted the Given Data on a Graph with R&D

question 309

Multiple Choice

If we plotted the given data on a graph with R&D expenditures on the horizontal axis, the

• A)interest-rate cost-of-funds curve would be a vertical line.
• B)interest-rate cost-of-funds curve would be a horizontal line.
• C)expected-rate-of-return curve would slope upward.
• D)expected-rate-of-return curve would be a horizontal line.

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