Opportunity Costs

Step 1: Read the articles. These articles contain examples of calculating opportunity costs. You will follow these examples to answer one of the questions listed at the bottom of the topic.

1. The opportunity cost of buying iPhones and Cronuts by Ben Walsh, September 2013
2. The potential economic costs of Tropical Storm Harvey: Explained by Nathaniel Meyersohn, August 26, 2017
3. Unpaid internships offer valuable experience, but only for those who can afford it.byDillon Cory, April 13, 2012
4. 8 Chores That Aren't Worth Your Time (So Outsource Them!) by Hank Coleman, June 16, 2014
5. Paying for health care with time - Harvard Gazette
6. It Costs You $43 to Sit Around the Doctor's Waiting Room
7. What is the Value of Exercise? 2,500 by Gretchen Reynolds, September 7, 2016
8. Listen to Planet-Money: Episode 386: The Cost of Free Doughnuts