Economics WAEC

The opportunity cost of a worker going to university is?

A. tuition, fees, and books
B. boarding and lodging
C. the wages are given up to attend the university
D. transportation and entertainment

Correct Answer: Option C

C. the wages are given up to attend the university

Explanation

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best thing you give up whenever you make a decision. It is “the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen”. it is simply the forgone alternative

If, for example, you spend time and money going to a movie, you cannot spend that time at home reading a book, and you can’t spend the money on something else.

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