Available Studies Show That If the Largest Firms in a Market

question 39

Multiple Choice

Available studies show that if the largest firms in a market of a given size were replaced by a larger number of smaller firms

• A) the rate of technological change would decline substantially.
• B) total research and development expenditures would decrease.
• C) the commercial introduction of innovation that requires a large amount of capital might slow down.
• D) there would be a noticeable decline in the riskiness of research and development activities.
• E) federal funding for research and development would automatically increase.

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