Suppose that fixed investment is $480 billion and (total) investment is $630 billion. What does inventory investment equal?
A. $150 billion
B. $550 billion
C. $630 billion
D. $1,110 billion
E. There is not enough information to answer this question.
Answer: A. $150 billion
Total investment = $630 billion
Fixed investment = $480 billion
Inventory investment is the difference between Total investment and Fixed investment.
Inventory investment = Total investment- Fixed investment.
$630b-$480b = $150 billion.
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