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What is the opportunity cost in this scenario?
Harry has been very busy at work for the past two weeks. He has been working weekends too. Finally, he is going to get a weekend off.
Originally, he planned to paint his apartment that weekend. He also considered going fishing for the weekend.
But then his parents called and asked him to come for dinner because it has been a while since they have seen each other.
Later on, his friend Theo informed him about a surprise birthday party for another friend. Theo plans to reserve a room at a restaurant for the
celebration, with the cost to reserve the room split between Theo, Harry, and three other friends.
Now Harry is confused about what he should do over the weekend. He decides that, for him, the most important commitments are going over to
his parent's house and attending his friend's birthday party. In the end, Harry decides to see his parents.
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Explanation: The loss of other alternatives when one alternative is chosen is what we call opportunity cost. opportunity cost Is when an option is chosen from alternatives, the opportunity cost is the "cost" incurred by not enjoying the benefit associated with the best alternative choice. In a simple term, Opportunity cost is an economics term that refers to the value of what you have to give up in order to choose something else.