ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

DECISION MAKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What you give up when you choose one alternative over another. The alternative you don’t choose.
A
Trade-Off
B
Opportunity Cost
C
Instant Gratification
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Opportunity Cost. In trade-off economics, the opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is chosen over another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Opportunity Cost – the value of the benefits of the next best alternative that could have been chosen, but was not.

Detailed explanation-3: -Opportunity cost refers to what you have to give up to buy what you want in terms of other goods or services.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most desirable alternative given up as a result of a decision is known as opportunity cost.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trade-offs are the alternatives people give up when they make choices. Trade-offs CREATE opportunity costs. Opportunity cost is the “value” of something that is given up to get something else they wanted. In other words, it is the next-best alternative.

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