Assuming two investments have equal lives, a high discount rate tends to favor

Which of the following trends are observed in training practices?

(a) Technology-based learning has led to a smaller employee-learning staff member ratio. (b) Self-paced online learning is the most commonly used mode of technology-based learning. (c) Direct expenditures, as a percentage of payroll and learning hours, have increased over the last several years. (d) Technology-based learning has helped enhance learning efficiency, as shown

In Figure 4.4, the most likely cause of the increase in the equilibrium interest rate from i1 to i2 is a(n) ________ in the ________

A) increase; expected inflation rate B) decrease; expected inflation rate C) increase; government budget deficit D) decrease; government budget deficit