High-school athletes who skip college to become professional athletes

a. obviously do not understand the value of a college education.
b. usually do so because they cannot get into college.
c. understand that the opportunity cost of attending college is very high.
d. are not making a rational decision since the marginal benefits of college outweigh the marginal costs of college for high-school athletes.


c

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