Firm Investment Decisions and Borrowing Costs
Imagine a company is deciding whether to build a new manufacturing plant. Analyze how a general rise in the cost for businesses to borrow money would affect the company's decision. Explain the reasoning behind this effect and describe what happens to the total level of spending on such projects across the entire economy if many companies face the same situation.
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