One of the Four Most Fundamental Factors That Affect the Cost

question 68

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One of the four most fundamental factors that affect the cost of money as discussed in the text is the availability of production opportunities and their expected rates of return.If production opportunities are relatively good,then interest rates will tend to be relatively high,other things held constant.

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