R&D Spending Decisions Are Complicated Because

question 19

Multiple Choice

R&D spending decisions are complicated because

• A)costs of R&D are immediate, while benefits occur at some future time and are uncertain.
• B)benefits of R&D are clear, but costs are complicated and hard to estimate.
• C)there are so many different sources of funds for R&D, and they each require different returns.
• D)it is difficult to determine which R&D activities could be patented.

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