An Amount of R&D Spending That Is Less Than the Optimal

question 49

Multiple Choice

An amount of R&D spending that is less than the optimal amount indicates that the

• A) interest-rate cost-of-funds and expected rate of return are constant.
• B) interest-rate cost-of-funds is equal to the expected rate of return.
• C) interest-rate cost-of-funds is less than the expected rate of return.
• D) interest-rate cost-of-funds is greater than the expected rate of return.

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