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Opportunity cost

The cost of a decision as measured by the benefits foregone of the next best alternative.

Opportunity costs describe the unavoidable trade-offs in the presence of scarcity: satisfying one objective more means satisfying other objectives less

Opportunity Costs and Trade-Offs

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Decision-Making (Introduction)

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Opportunity Costs and Trade-Offs

Decision-Making (Introduction)