Joe’s Build Back Better (BBB) Ammo Corp has$15 million in cash, which it has accumulated from retained earnings. It was planning to use the money to build a new factory. Recently, the interest rate has increased. How does this influence the company's decision, assuming the alternative to investing in a factory is loaning the money out? (A)It doesn’t, since the company’s shareholders are expecting a new factory.   (B)It is more likely to build the factory because a higher interest rate makes the factory more valuable.   (C)It is less likely to build the factory, since the opportunity cost of using the funds to build a factory rises with a higher interest rate.   (D)It doesn’t influence their decision, since the company does not need to borrow money to build the factory.

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Joe’s Build Back Better (BBB) Ammo Corp has$15 million in cash, which it has accumulated from retained earnings. It was planning to use the money to build a new factory. Recently, the interest rate has increased. How does this influence the company's decision, assuming the alternative to investing in a factory is loaning the money out?

(A)It doesn’t, since the company’s shareholders are expecting a new factory.

 

(B)It is more likely to build the factory because a higher interest rate makes the factory more valuable.

 

(C)It is less likely to build the factory, since the opportunity cost of using the funds to build a factory rises with a higher interest rate.

 

(D)It doesn’t influence their decision, since the company does not need to borrow money to build the factory.

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