Question

Which of the following illustrates opportunity cost?

Answer 1

Answer:

choosing one cereal over another and losing the chance to buy the other

Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the choice sacrificed for another alternative.

Our wants according to economics are unlimited. The resources to meet these unlimited wants are also scare. Production is limited by availability of  resources.

Due to limited resources, we have to choose more important needs over the other. Often times, a scale of preference is drawn for our wants.

The cost of choosing one particular commodity over another is called the opportunity cost.