Question

If you receive a ticket to a concert at no charge, what, if anything, is your opportunity cost of attending the concert?

Answer 1

Answer:

The opportunity cost of attending the concert=$0

Explanation:

An opportunity cost is the total monetary loss that one has when they choose a given option. It can also be defined as the gain that one misses when the individual or business chooses one alternative over the other. Opportunity costs are not heavily considered in financial reports, however individuals or businesses who have the opportunity to choose from many alternatives at the same time need to consider the opportunity cost to make a more valuable decision in the long-run. Opportunity costs helps individuals and businesses to make better decisions on the options they have at their disposal.

The opportunity cost can be Determined using the following expression;

OC=FO-CO

where;

OC=opportunity cost

FO=return on best forgone option

CO=return on chosen option

Since in our case, the forgone option was not attending the concert, the cost would be=0

Also since the chosen option was the ticket at no charge, the cost would be=0

In our case;

OC=unknown

FO=0

CO=0

replacing;

OC=0-0=0

The opportunity cost of attending the concert=$0