An opportunity cost:
A. Is an unavoidable cost because it remains the same regardless of the alternative chosen.
B. Is the potential benefit lost by choosing a specific alternative course of action among two or more.
C. Results from past managerial decisions.
D. Requires a current outlay of cash.
E. Is irrelevant in decision making because it occurred in the past.
Answer: B
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