Question

Complete the sentence.

Answer 1

Answer:

Imagine that you have won $100 in the state lottery. You have a choice between spending the money on shopping now or putting it away in a

savings account for one year. You decide to spend the money now on shopping. Thus, you will lose the interest that you could have earned by

saving the money. The lost interest is the opportunity cost cost of spending money now.

Explanation:

The opportunity cost is the price you pay for not choosing best second alternative when you make a decision. In this case the person has two options:

1. Spending the money  

2. Save the money

Once the money is spending the opportunity costs is generated and it is measure by the interest rate lost for not keeping the money in a savings account that will generate an interest rate known as APY Annual Percentage Yield.  

Answer 2

Answer:

Imagine that you have won $100 in the state lottery. You have a choice between spending the money on shopping now or putting it away in a savings account for one year. You decide to spend the money now on shopping. Thus, you will lose the interest that you could have earned by saving the money. The lost interest is the  opportunity cost of spending money now.

Explanation:

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