When Economists Refer to Investment Expenditures They Mean the

question 267

Multiple Choice

When economists refer to investment expenditures they mean the

• A) purchase of a consumer nondurable goods.
• B) purchase of stocks or bonds.
• C) use of today's resources to expand tomorrow's production or consumption.
• D) production of intermediate goods.

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