Private Investment During a Year Includes

question 51

Multiple Choice

Private investment during a year includes

• A) the value of inventories plus the values of stocks and bonds
• B) spending on plant and equipment,new housing construction,and changes in inventories
• C) stocks and bonds purchased by firms
• D) spending on plant and equipment plus government spending plus household spending on stocks and bonds
• E) spending on plant and equipment

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Definitions:

Government Securities

Debt instruments issued by a government to raise funds from the public.

SRY Gene

Located on the Y chromosome in males, this gene codes for a transcription factor that binds to regulatory DNA. At about 5 weeks gestation, it turns on genes that start the production of other proteins responsible for the development of gonads into testes.

Zygotes

The initial cell formed when a new organism is conceived, created by the fusion of sperm and egg cells.