The phrase "don't cry over spilt milk" could be rephrased in economic terms by saying:

A. "Sunk costs are irrelevant to a decision."
B. "Real resources have opportunity costs."
C. "There are economies and diseconomies of scale."
D. "The law of diminishing returns applies to everything."


A. "Sunk costs are irrelevant to a decision."

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