Suppose Your College Institutes a New Policy Requiring You to Pay

question 142

Multiple Choice

Suppose your college institutes a new policy requiring you to pay for a permit to park your car in a campus parking lot.

• A)The cost of the parking permit is not part of the opportunity cost of attending college if you would not have to pay for parking otherwise.
• B)The cost of the parking permit is part of the opportunity cost of attending college if you would not have to pay for parking otherwise.
• C)Only half of the cost of the parking permit is part of the opportunity cost of attending college.
• D)The cost of the parking permit is not part of the opportunity cost of attending college under any circumstances.

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