Opportunity cost is the

A. cost incurred when one fails to take advantage of an opportunity.
B. cost incurred in order to increase the availability of attractive opportunities.
C. cost of the best option forgone as a result of choosing an alternative.
D. drudgery of the undesirable aspects of an option.


Answer: C

Economics

You might also like to view...

As interest rates rise, the opportunity cost of holding money ________ and the demand for money ________

A) rises; rises B) rises; falls C) falls; rises D) falls; falls

Economics

The theory of expected utility theory

A) predicts all actions involving uncertainty. B) predicts no actions involving uncertainty. C) predicts some, but not all, actions involving uncertainty. D) predicts only one in three actions involving uncertainty.

Economics

A strong dollar helps U.S. exporters and hurts importers

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics

If the wage is kept above the equilibrium level for any reason, the result is unemployment

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics