Investment

INVESTMENT

• spenidng on capital oods by firms and gov, which allow increased production of consumer foods and services in future time period

GROSS AND NET INVESTMENT

• Net investment: positive when gross investment is higher than depreciation or capital consumtion- increase in nation's stock of capital
• fixed investment:spending on new capital machinery& plant, construction,housing , vehicles etc.
• working capital:spending on stocks of finished goods & raw materials-accumulation of stocks wheter in/voluntary= investment
• Gross domestic fixed capital formation: expenditure on fixed assets

WHY DO FIRMS INVEST?

• it implies a rise in the firm's capital stock & long run expansion in the size of a business
• to take advantage of higher expected…