The opportunity cost of the debt is the change in the mix of output that occurs when public sector spending crowds out private sector spending.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

The opportunity cost is the most desired goods or services that are forgone in order to obtain something else. Crowding out causes an opportunity cost because the increased government spending results in the loss of private sector borrowing (and spending).

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