What Is One of the Consequences of Accumulating Capital

question 74

Multiple Choice

What is one of the consequences of accumulating capital?

• A) Accumulating capital requires that society sacrifice consumption in the present.
• B) Accumulating capital allows society to consume more in the present.
• C) Accumulating capital decreases saving rates.
• D) Accumulating capital increases income inequality.

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