Bill Bonecrusher Graduates from College with a Choice of Playing

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Multiple Choice

Bill Bonecrusher graduates from college with a choice of playing professional football at $2 million a year or coaching for $50,000 a year. He decides to play football, but eight years later he quits football to make movies for $3 million a year. His opportunity cost at graduation was ________ and eight years later was ________.

• A) $50,000; $2 million
• B) $2 million; $2 million
• C) $2 million; $3 million
• D) $50,000; $50,000

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Definitions:

Moles

In chemistry, a unit that measures the amount of substance, defined as containing exactly 6.02214076 × 10^23 particles, such as atoms, molecules, ions, or electrons.

Sodium Chloride

Common table salt, an ionic compound made of sodium and chloride ions, used in food and as a deicing agent.

Sodium

A soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal that is found in many salts, essential for nerve and muscle function in the human body.

Moles

The SI unit that measures the amount of substance, defined as containing exactly 6.02214076×10^23 particles, such as atoms or molecules.