Your Classmates from the University of Chicago Are Planning to Go

question 59

Multiple Choice

Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfares are $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfares are $450. What is the opportunity cost of using the coupon for the Miami trip?

• A)$100
• B)$450
• C)$500
• D)$550

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Definitions:

Labor Supplied

The total hours of work that workers are willing to offer at a given wage rate.

Hourly Wage Rate

The amount of money paid for each hour of work.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of the next best alternative forgone as a result of making a decision.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods.