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opportunity cost

In 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.

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No references found			I am the director of the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and deal firsthand with the opportunity costs of militarism, both in the reductions of vital social programs and the backdoor draft of the economically disadvantaged who have no other choice but to join the armed services. Spending our future by Rausch, John S. / Sojourners Magazine Professor Marcus Longley, acting director of WIHSC, said: "Every reorganisation creates as many problems as it solves, and the process of re-organisation carries high opportunity costs. WALES: 'Golden chance' for NHS reforms by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) He is best known for developing the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) as a generic outcome measure that would be sensitive to opportunity costs of health-care intervention, and synthesize the principled and the practical. The ideas and influence of Alan Williams; be reasonable--do it my way! by SciTech Book News			Oppen, George Oppenauer oxidation Oppenheim's disease Oppenheim, James Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, J Robert Oppenheimer, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jane M. Oppenheimer, Josef Süss Oppenheimer-Phillips reaction Oppenheimer-Volkoff limit Opper, Frederick Burr Oppian Oppidum Oppland Oppolzer, Theodor Von opponent Opponent Games opponent-colors theory Opportunism Opportunistic infections opportunistic microorganism opportunistic species Opportunity opportunity cost Opportunity costs Opportunity Management System opportunity school opposable opposed engine opposed-blade damper opposing wind Opposite opposite rays opposite side opposite tide opposite vertices oppositely congruent figures Opposition Opposition Between City and Countryside Opposition Between Mental and Physical Labor opposition, square Oprichnina Oprishki OPROM Ops OPS5 OPS83 OPSEC opsonic action opsonic index			Opportunities for Volunteering Opportunities for Youth Opportunities In Business Opportunities Industrialization Center Opportunities Industrialization Center of America Opportunities Industrialization Centers International Opportunities Page Opportunities to do Business Opportunities to Learn about Business Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt Laboratory Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources opportunity opportunity opportunity opportunity opportunity Opportunity Analysis Opportunity and Risk Opportunity Center Inc. opportunity cost opportunity cost opportunity cost opportunity cost Opportunity Cost Method and Best Effort Opportunity cost of capital Opportunity cost of capital Opportunity cost of capital Opportunity cost of capital Opportunity cost of capital Opportunity costs Opportunity Description Document Opportunity Driven Multiple Access Opportunity Enterprises, Inc Opportunity Farm for Boys and Girls Opportunity Feasibility Management Opportunity Finance Network Opportunity for Advancement Opportunity for Change Opportunity for Defect Opportunity For Growth Opportunity For Improvement Opportunity For Improvement Opportunity Foundation of America Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon Opportunity Housing Reserve Fund Opportunity Incentive Program Opportunity International Opportunity International Australia Opportunity International Bank of Malawi Opportunity knocks but once Opportunity line Opportunity Lines Opportunity makes a thief Opportunity Management System Opportunity Management System Opportunity Micro Credit Romania

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