Economists Define Investment as the Purchase of

question 42

Multiple Choice

Economists define investment as the purchase of

• A)a new physical asset such as a new machine or a new house.
• B)any physical asset,whether new or not,used by business to increase production.
• C)any physical asset used by business to increase production and the repurchase of common stock.
• D)business spending on capital and household spending on durable goods.

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Definitions:

Stretching Vibration

A vibrational movement in molecules where atoms move along the line of the bond, changing the bond length.

IR Spectroscopy

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is an analytical technique used to identify and study chemicals through the absorption of infrared radiation, which causes molecular vibrations.

Electronegativity

A characteristic of a chemical nature indicating how strongly an atom pulls electrons toward it within a chemical bond.

Stiffness

The resistance of a material to deformation under stress, often considered in the context of mechanical properties of materials.