Concept information
Preferred term
opportunity costs
Definition
- Opportunity cost is defined as the value given up by selecting one of a group of mutually exclusive alternatives. The fundamental economic problem is one of scarcity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Opportunity Cost]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/opportunity_costs
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