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opportunity costIn economic terms, the opportunities forgone in the choice of one expenditure over others. For a consumer with a fixed income, the opportunity cost of buying a new dishwasher might be the value of a vacation trip never taken or several suits of clothes unbought. The concept of opportunity cost allows economists to examine the relative monetary values of various goods and services. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If you run cash balances too loose, you risk opportunity costs and the potential loss as a result of less than desired levels of controls. Table 3 estimates those opportunity costs to be $136,613 and $63,659, respectively, though concededly the parameters applied in the present value analysis will differ among taxpayers. Assuming that both countries are equal in size, population and wealth, if we define the non-investment opportunity costs as loss incurred when one or both parties will not engage in any kind of common investment, these opportunity costs are obviously greater for B. |
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