A Profit-Maximizing Firm Should Not Undertake an R&D Project for Which

question 4

Multiple Choice

A profit-maximizing firm should not undertake an R&D project for which the

• A)expected rate of return exceeds its interest-rate cost of funds.
• B)interest-rate cost of funds exceeds the expected rate of return.
• C)expected returns are in the distant future.
• D)expected returns, though potentially very large, are uncertain.

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