You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or

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You win $100 in a basketball pool. You have a choice between spending the money now or putting it away for a year in a bank account that pays 5 percent interest. What is the opportunity cost of spending the $100 now?

Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...
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Principles of economics

ISBN: 978-0538453042

6th Edition

Authors: N. Gregory Mankiw

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