The Opportunity Cost of Attending College Is

question 148

Multiple Choice

The opportunity cost of attending college is

• A) the money one spends on college tuition,books,and so forth.
• B) the highest valued alternative one forfeits to attend college.
• C) the least valued alternative one forfeits to attend college.
• D) equal to the salary one will earn when one graduates from college.

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