What Is the Opportunity Cost of an Item

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Multiple Choice

What is the opportunity cost of an item?

• A) the number of hours needed to earn money to buy it
• B) what you give up to get that item
• C) usually more than the dollar value of the item
• D) the value of the resources needed to produce the item

Understand how different market structures (monopoly, duopoly, oligopoly) determine the pricing and output decisions of firms.

Assess the efficiency outcomes in different market scenarios using demand and cost curves.

Describe how game theory provides a framework for understanding strategic choices in competitive environments.

Identify the conditions under which firms in an oligopoly will choose to compete or collude.

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Definitions:

High-Low Method

The high-low method is a statistical technique used in cost accounting to estimate variable and fixed costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.

Cost Equation

An equation that reflects the relationship between costs, production volume, and other factors, often used for predicting costs at various levels of activity.

Two Points

In finance, two points refer to a one percent change in the face value of a financial instrument like a loan or mortgage, often related to fees or interest rates.

Variable Cost Per Unit

The cost that changes with the level of output or production, expressed on a per unit basis.