Identify each of the following investments as either an economic investment or a financial investment. a. A company builds a new factory. b. A pension plan buys some Google stock. c. A mining company sets up a new gold mine. d. A woman buys a 100 -year-old farmhouse in the countryside. e. A man buys a newly built home in the city. f. A company buys an old factory.
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