Multiple Choice
Other things equal, patents
A) decrease the expected rate of return on an R&D expenditure.
B) increase the expected rate of return on an R&D expenditure.
C) increase the interest-rate cost of funds used to finance an R&D expenditure.
D) decrease the interest-rate cost of funds used to finance an R&D expenditure.
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