Historically, Development of a New Technology Often

question 313

Multiple Choice

Historically, development of a new technology often:

• A)results in immediate increases in productivity.
• B)leads to increases in productivity only once firms learn how to use it.
• C)requires a complementary increase in physical and human capital.
• D)has had no impact on changes in productivity.

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Definitions:

Profitability Index

A financial metric used to evaluate the desirability of an investment, calculated as the present value of future cash flows divided by the initial investment.

Payback Period

The duration required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost.

AAR

Average Annual Return, which measures the average return generated by an investment per year over a specified period.

NPV

Net Present Value; a method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment, calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.