When Technology Spillover Occurs

question 341

Multiple Choice

When technology spillover occurs,

• A) it is the government's responsibility to own firms that are engaged in high-tech research.
• B) a firm's research yields technological knowledge that can then be used by society as a whole.
• C) those firms engaged in technology research should be taxed by the government.
• D) when firms invest in the latest production technology,the cost of that technology "spills over" to the prices consumers must pay for the product.

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