Opportunity Cost Quiz

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Opportunity cost is defined as

  • The allocation of resources in decision making
  • The scarcity of resources in decision making
  • The loss of the next best alternative when making a decision (correct)
  • The competing wants and needs in decision making

Scarcity refers to

  • Limited resources (correct)
  • Allocation of resources
  • Competing wants and needs
  • Opportunity cost

When making a decision, opportunity cost is incurred because

  • Choices have to be made about how to allocate limited resources (correct)
  • The decision maker is unaware of other options
  • There are competing wants and needs
  • The next best alternative is always better

The opportunity cost of purchasing a new phone instead of new jeans is

<p>The loss of the next best alternative, which is new jeans (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The opportunity cost of allocating all resources to producing electric vehicles instead of petrol vehicles is

<p>The loss of the next best alternative, which is petrol vehicles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The opportunity cost of providing free school meals to all primary students instead of funding rural libraries is

<p>The loss of the next best alternative, which is rural libraries (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Opportunity cost arises due to

<p>Scarcity of resources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The concept of opportunity cost is applicable to

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When making a decision, opportunity cost is the

<p>Loss of the next best alternative (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Opportunity cost is incurred when a decision maker

<p>Chooses one option over another (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Opportunity cost is best defined as:

<p>The loss of the next best alternative (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of considering opportunity cost?

<p>Choosing a flight with a lower price (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ric values his free time at £20 per hour. If he can save 4 hours a week by working from home, how much is that worth to him monthly?

<p>£320 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the firm selling organic avocados decide not to accept the supply contract from the large supermarket?

<p>The supermarket is a prestigious customer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of the following is NOT a factor that may change decisions when opportunity cost is factored in?

<p>Government preferences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opportunity cost of choosing a flight that costs £120 instead of £50?

<p>£130 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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