4. Answer the following lettered questions on the basis of the information in this table: LO15.3 Expected

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4. Answer the following lettered questions on the basis of the information in this table: LO15.3 Expected Rate of Amount of R&D, Millions Return on R&D, %

$10 16 20 14 30 12 40 10 50 8 60 6

a. If the interest-rate cost of funds is 8 percent, what will be the optimal amount of R&D spending for this firm?

b. Explain why $20 million of R&D spending will not be optimal.

c. Why won’t $60 million be optimal either?

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Economics

ISBN: 9781259723223

21st Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn

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