To Use Cost/benefit Analysis to Decide Whether to Attend College

question 65

Multiple Choice

To use cost/benefit analysis to decide whether to attend college, a prospective student must take into account all of the following except the:

• A) income which will have to be forgone during the years when the student is attending classes rather than working.
• B) difference between expected lifetime earnings with a college degree and expected lifetime earnings without a college degree.
• C) basic entertainment expenses during the time spent in college that the student would have spent even if not attending college.
• D) additional expenses incurred while attending college, such as tuition and books.

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