Which of the following is an explanation of opportunity cost?[1 mark]A Identifying business opportunities and bringing togetherresources to meet themB Seeing a problem with the way things are done and thinkingof a better way of doing itC Seeing a gap in the market and calculating the cost of enteringthe marketD The cost of making one choice concerning the use of limitedresources at the expense of an alternative choice

Which situation best illustrates the economic concept of opportunity cost?A.A business hires a new programmer, so it can't afford to hire a new salesperson.B.A business has to change its production methods to meet environmental regulations.C.A business decides to expand by borrowing a lot of money from an investor.D.A business opens branches overseas, so it has to hire more multilingual staff.

Opportunity cost refers to

Which of the following best defines the concept of opportunity cost in economics?  A. The monetary value of a resource or product in the market.  B. The total cost of producing a good or service, including both explicit and implicit costs.  C. The benefit or value that could have been gained from the next best alternative when making a choice.  D. The total value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given time period.

An opportunity cost is*1 pointA cost common to all alternatives in question and not clearly or practically allocable to any of the alternativesThe profit foregone by selecting one alternative instead of anotherA cost that may be shifted to the future with little or no effect on current operationsThe difference in total costs that results from selecting one alternative instead of another

Which situation best illustrates an example of an opportunity cost?A.A restaurant offers new customers discounted rates in order to attract more loyal customers over time.B.A retailer decides to stop selling a certain brand of electronics because it has been in low demand.C.A factory increases wages for its workers but does not have enough money left over to invest in new machinery.D.A business owner performs a cost-benefit analysis to decide on a price for his newest product.