Scenario 1-4 You Have the Afternoon Free

question 152

Essay

Scenario 1-4 You have the afternoon free. You have a choice between going to the movies with a friend or studying economics for three hours. If you go to the movies, you will spend $12.00 on a ticket and $4.75 on popcorn. If you choose to study economics for three hours, you will raise your exam grade by 15 points.
-Refer to Scenario 1-4. What is your opportunity cost of studying economics?

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Definitions:

Journal Entry

A record in the accounting journal that details all the financial transactions of a business and their impact on its accounts.

Debit Portion

Part of a financial transaction that represents an increase in assets or expenses or a decrease in liabilities or equity, according to double-entry accounting principles.

Credit Portion

The part of a journal entry that records the increase in liabilities or equity or the decrease in assets.

Trial Balance

A financial report that lists the balances of all ledgers accounts on a specified date, used to verify that the total debits equal total credits in the accounting system.