Assume That a Firm's Interest-Rate Cost-Of-Funds Curve for R&D Is

Multiple Choice

Assume that a firm's interest-rate cost-of-funds curve for R&D is perfectly elastic. Which of the following would increase a firm's optimal R&D expenditures and, in equilibrium, reduce the expected rate of return on the last dollar of R&D?

A) a rightward shift of the expected-rate-of-return curve
B) an upward shift of the interest-rate cost-of-funds curve
C) a leftward shift of the expected-rate-of-return curve
D) a downward shift of the interest-rate cost-of-funds curve