If the Total Cost of Being a Full-Time College Student

question 143

Multiple Choice

If the total cost of being a full-time college student for one year came to $17,000,and that student could have earned $20,000 working full time during that same year,then the opportunity cost of the year of college would be:

• A) $3,000.
• B) $37,000.
• C) $20,000.
• D) $17,000.

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