A Student Spends an Hour Studying Instead of Watching Tv

question 42

Multiple Choice

A student spends an hour studying instead of watching tv with his friends.The opportunity cost to him of studying is

• A)the improvement in his grades from studying for the hour.
• B)the improvement in his grades from studying minus the enjoyment of watching tv.
• C)the enjoyment he would have received if he had watched tv with his friends.
• D)zero.Since he chose to study rather than to watch tv,the value of studying must have been greater than the value of watching tv.

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