What Role Do Non-Monetary Considerations Play in Physical Capital Investment

question 79

Multiple Choice

What role do non-monetary considerations play in physical capital investment decisions as opposed to human capital investment decisions?

• A) they play a minor to nonexistent role in both.
• B) they play an equally important role in both.
• C) they are probably more important in physical capital investment decisions.
• D) they are probably more important in human capital investment decisions.

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