Question

which of the following best defines the term economic investment
A.reducing the size of the workforceB.exhausting the available resource supplyC.developing a benefit package for the labor forceD.putting money into acquiring or improving capital goods

Answer 1

Investment means that you place  your time, money or other good into something with the hope of receiving something in return. So, from the options the correct answer is  the following one:
D.putting money into acquiring or improving capital goods

This means that you invest the money and you hope to receive more money in return

Answer 2

The correct answer is D .

An economic investment consists on directing a certain amount of funds into purchasing a physical or financial asset. It is not consumed to satisfy immediate needs, on the other hand, it is bought with the aim of obtaining a retribution in the future or for re-selling it, in exchange for a bigger price (earning the different between the amount paid and charged), some time later.