Principles of Microeconomics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
Principles of Microeconomics, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Economics with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134421315
Author: Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher: PEARSON
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The relevance of opportunity cost in allocation of time

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The decision regarding the allocation of time involves many trade-off situations. Thus, the allocation of time for different alternatives depends upon its opportunity cost. People balance their competing alternatives according to the time available to them and its opportunity cost. Simply, in this case, the opportunity cost that arises due to the scarcity of time and increasing number of competing alternatives of people.

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Opportunity cost: The best alternative cost that forgoes, or give up, when a choice has to be taken is termed as the opportunity cost.

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