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'''Opportunity cost''' is the cost of any activity measured in terms of the value of the next best alternative foregone (that is not chosen). It is the sacrifice related to the second best choice available to someone, or group, who has picked among several mutually exclusive choices<ref name="ftn101"> [[wikipedia:opportunity cost|source: wikipedia]]</ref> |
'''Opportunity cost''' is the cost of any activity measured in terms of the value of the next best alternative foregone (that is not chosen). It is the sacrifice related to the second best choice available to someone, or group, who has picked among several mutually exclusive choices<ref name="ftn101"> [[wikipedia:opportunity cost|source: wikipedia]]</ref> |
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Opportunity cost
Opportunity cost is the cost of any activity measured in terms of the value of the next best alternative foregone (that is not chosen). It is the sacrifice related to the second best choice available to someone, or group, who has picked among several mutually exclusive choices[1]