23. If the interest rate on a loan a business is looking to take is lower than the expected return from an investment that business expects to make with that loan: a. a rational firm will take out a loan for the investment b. the Federal Reserve will conduct contractionary monetary policy c. a rational firm will not take out a loan for the investment. d. the Federal Reserve will conduct expansionary monetary policy. e. the government will conduct expansionary fiscal policy.

23. If the interest rate on a loan a business is looking to take is lower than the expected return from an investment that business expects to make with that loan: a. a rational firm will take out a loan for the investment b. the Federal Reserve will conduct contractionary monetary policy c. a rational firm will not take out a loan for the investment. d. the Federal Reserve will conduct expansionary monetary policy. e. the government will conduct expansionary fiscal policy.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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ISBN:9780190931919

Author:NEWNAN

Publisher:NEWNAN

Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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