After graduating from high school, Peggy Smith decided to enroll in a two-year program at the local community college rather than to accept a job that offered a salary of $12,000 per year. If the annual tuition and fees are $4,600, the annual opportunity cost of attending the community college is
Answer
The opportunity cost is the forgone benefit of the activity and the forgone benefit of attending college is salary on the job which is $12000, where the tuition fees are explicit cost and not opportunity cost.
After graduating from high school, Peggy Smith decided to enroll in a two-year program at the...
Question 46 After graduating from high school, Peggy Smith decided to enroll in a two-year program at the local community college than to accept a job that offered a salary of $12,000 per year. If the annual tuition and fees are $4,600, the annual oppor cost of attending the community college is $4,600 $7.400 $12.000 $16,600 $24,000
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