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When economists decide to produce a good or provide a service over another, there is always an...
Opportunity cost
Benefit we cannot see immediately
Financial loss
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Opportunity cost.
Explanation: Choosing one good or service means forgoing the next-best alternative — that forgone value is the opportunity cost. It may or may not be a direct financial loss, and it’s not simply an unseen benefit. For example, if a factory uses its machines to make cars instead of tractors, the opportunity cost is the profit (or value) it would have earned from making tractors.
Explanation: Choosing one good or service means forgoing the next-best alternative — that forgone value is the opportunity cost. It may or may not be a direct financial loss, and it’s not simply an unseen benefit. For example, if a factory uses its machines to make cars instead of tractors, the opportunity cost is the profit (or value) it would have earned from making tractors.
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