Ellie Decides to Spend Two Hours Taking a Nap Rather

question 85

Multiple Choice

Ellie decides to spend two hours taking a nap rather than attending her classes.Her opportunity cost of napping is

• A) the value of the knowledge she would have received had she attended class.
• B) the $24 she could have earned if she had worked at her job for those two hours.
• C) the value of her nap less the value of attending class.
• D) nothing, since she valued sleep more than attendance at class.

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