ECONOMICS TODAY: MICRO VIEW >CUSTOM<
ECONOMICS TODAY: MICRO VIEW >CUSTOM<
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Author: Miller
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Chapter 2, Problem 3P
To determine

Concept introduction:

Opportunity cost: Opportunity cost is the value of next best alternative foregone which means what could have been done instead of what has been done.

For example: Suppose a person works for 8 hours in a car showroom and earns $100 but he could have worked in a mining factory instead and could have earned $80. So this $80 is his opportunity cost which is the value of next best alternative available to him foregone.

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