Opportunity Cost example #82984

15 February 2024
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trade-off
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the act of giving up one benefit in order to gain another, greater benefit
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guns or butter
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the idea that a country that decides to produce more military goods has fewer resources to produce consumer goods and vice versa
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opportunity cost
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the most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision
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thinking at the margin
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the process of deciding whether to do or use one additional unit of some resource
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cost/benefit analysis
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a decision-making process in which you compare what you will sacrifice and gain by a specific action
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marginal cost
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the extra cost of adding one unit
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marginal benefit
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the extra benefit of adding one unit