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MARGINAL EFFICIENCY OF INVESTMENT: The anticipated rate of return on a capital investment project undertaken by a business firm. Businesses typically compare the marginal efficiency of investment, abbreviated MEI, on physical capital with interest rate returns on financial capital when deciding to undertake an investment project. Because different investment projects have different returns, businesses often have a range of alternatives projects from which to choose. Combining all projects throughout the economy gives rise to an investment demand curve relating investment expenditures to the interest rate.
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NONDURABLE GOODS, CONSUMPTION: Personal consumption expenditures on tangible goods that tend to last for less than a year. Common examples are food, clothing, and gasoline. This is one of three categories of personal consumption expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts maintained by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The other two are durable goods and services. Nondurable goods are about 30% of personal consumption expenditures and 20% of gross domestic product. See also | personal consumption expenditures | consumption | durable goods, consumption | services, consumption | National Income and Product Accounts | Bureau of Economic Analysis |  Recommended Citation:NONDURABLE GOODS, CONSUMPTION, AmosWEB GLOSS*arama, http://www.AmosWEB.com, AmosWEB LLC, 2000-2025. [Accessed: July 15, 2025]. AmosWEB Encyclonomic WEB*pedia:Additional information on this term can be found at: WEB*pedia: nondurable goods, consumption
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FALLACIES Logical errors in an argument or evaluation of a policy. The six common fallacies that surface in economic analysis are: false cause, personal attack, division, composition, false authority, and mass appeal. These fallacies are most troublesome because, although false, they seem correct, especially when used by slick-talking, charismatic people (politicians) or when the fallacies support preconceived notions or fundamental beliefs.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time watching infomercials seeking to buy either an electric coffee pot with automatic shutoff or a brown leather attache case. Be on the lookout for crowded shopping malls. Your Complete Scope
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Natural gas has no odor. The smell is added artificially so that leaks can be detected.
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." -- John F. Kennedy, 35th U. S. president
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