US Firms Collectively Devote the Largest Portion of Their Total

question 164

Multiple Choice

U.S. firms collectively devote the largest portion of their total R&D spending to

• A) applied research (pursuing invention).
• B) basic scientific research.
• C) innovation and diffusion.
• D) financing start-up firms.

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