The Things That Must Be Forgone to Acquire a Good

question 560

Multiple Choice

The things that must be forgone to acquire a good are called

• A)implicit costs.
• B)opportunity costs.
• C)explicit costs.
• D)accounting costs.

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Definitions:

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