Which of the Following Is Not Investment Spending

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not investment spending?

• A)an increase in business inventories
• B)the extensive renovation of an old factory building
• C)the purchase of stock in Potomac Electric Company
• D)the construction of a new apartment building
• E)the purchase of a new silo for a farm

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Definitions:

Rifting

The process of continental crust being pulled apart, leading to the formation of new oceanic crust and the expansion of ocean basins.

Salt Domes

Geological formations created when a thick bed of evaporite minerals (primarily salt) is pushed upward by the pressure of overlying rock layers.

Less Dense

Describes materials that have a lower mass per unit volume compared to others, often leading to buoyancy in fluids.

Turbidity Currents

Underwater density currents that move swiftly downslope due to increased density from suspended sediments.