Suppose you spent last night studying economics. You could have spent the night talking with friends. Suppose it would have been worth $40 to you to have talked with your friends. Alternatively, you could have spent your time studying for a public management exam. Suppose it would have been worth $50 to you to have studied for your management exam. Your opportunity cost of studying economics last night was:
A) $0.
B) $40.
C) $50.
D) $90
The correct answer is (C) $50
Opportunity Cost is the value of the next best alternative you have sacrificed in order to choose the alternative you have chosen.
Here If have choose to study for my management exam then you will get $50 and If i you chooses talking with my friends the you will get $40. Hence If you haven't study economics then the next best alternative is study for management exam and hence Opportunity cost of choosing study economics is the value of benefit of studying for management exam. As value of studying for management exam is worth $50.
Hence Opportunity cost of choosing to study economics is $50.
Hence, the correct answer is (C) $50
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