Suppose that Toyota buys a factory previous owned by Chrysler Motors. Economists would: A. consider this to be an economic investment. B. not consider this to be an economic investment because Toyota is less efficient than Chrysler. C. not consider this to be an economic investment because no new capital is created through the purchase. D. not consider this to be an economic investment because there is no way to know how it will affect stock holdings in the two companies.
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