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1C02 - PPC & Opportunity Costby lsturgis17 termsNovember 18, 2008
2Opportunity Costby sendatsu7 termsAugust 20, 2009
3Opportunity Costs and Financial Strategiesby jayjay445 termsSeptember 2, 2008
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opportunity cost definitions
# Definition Sets
1the most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision37 sets
2whatever must be given up to obtain some item28 sets
3the cost of the next best use of time and money when choosing to do one thing or another14 sets
4the thing you give up when you decide to do or have something else11 sets
5cost in terms of foregone alternatives9 sets
6cost of the next best alternative use of money, time, or resources when one choice is made rather than another9 sets
7what you give up when you make one choice over another8 sets
8the highest-valued alternative that must be given up to engage in an activity8 sets
9the next best alternative given up when making a choice7 sets
10the highest valued benefit given up when a choice is made7 sets
11the value of any alternative that you must give up when you make a choice6 sets
12the cost of the next best use of your time or money when you choose to do one thing rather than another5 sets
13choosing one option over another one5 sets
14the value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose5 sets
15value of the next best alternative5 sets
16what you give up when you make one choice instead of another4 sets
17what you give up when you choose one thing over another4 sets
18the highest valued alternative that must be given up to engage in an activity.4 sets
19in making a decision, the most valuable alternative not chosen4 sets
20the value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose.4 sets
21is the cost of the next best use of your time or money when you choose to do one thing rather than another4 sets
22a potential benefit that is given up when one alternative is selected over another4 sets
23the amount of other products that must be forgone or sacrificed to produce a unit of a product4 sets
24the basic relationship between scarcity and choice. the sacrifice incurred by choosing one option over an alternative that may be equally desired. all choices have an opportunity cost.4 sets
25what you give up to do what you are doing4 sets
26the potential benefit that is given up when one alternative is selected over another.3 sets
27whatever must be given up to obtain some item.3 sets
28the best or most valued alternative sacrificed in order to have something else. what is given up in order to have something else.3 sets
29the cost (lost benefit) of the thing you gave up. ex: giving up money from missing work to go to school.3 sets
30what is given up when making one choice instead of another3 sets
31the most highly valued opportunity or alternative forfeited when a choice is made3 sets
32investment of time, energy, and effort in a questionable treatment that can lead people to forfeit the chance to obtain an effective treatment3 sets
33cost in terms of forgone alternatives3 sets
34the value of the best alternative passed up for the chosen item or activity3 sets
35the cost of the next best alternative use of time and money when choosing to do one thing rather than another3 sets
36the benefit given up when scarce resources are used for one purpose instead of another.3 sets
37whatever must be given up to obtain something2 sets
38the value of something that is given up to obtain something else ex. price of going to college or staying home and commuting2 sets
39is the value of the next-best alternative that you did not choose2 sets
40what is given up2 sets