How Is Investment Defined as an Economic Concept

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Multiple Choice

How is investment defined as an economic concept?

• A) Investment is primarily the market value of all shares of stock held by the public.
• B) Investment is primarily the market value of all equipment, buildings, and inventories held by corporations, partnerships, and proprietorships.
• C) Investment is primarily the sum of expenditures by businesses on new capital goods that will yield a future stream of income.
• D) Investment is primarily the portion of your savings held in an interest-earning account.

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Definitions:

Calvin Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms; it is part of the process of converting carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

Carbon Dioxide Fixation

The process of converting gaseous carbon dioxide into an organic or inorganic form, used by plants and some microorganisms in photosynthesis.

RuBP

Ribulose bisphosphate, a five-carbon sugar that is involved in the carbon fixation process of photosynthesis.

Thylakoid Space

The internal compartment of thylakoids in chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur.