Question

Kayden decided to attend college and gain a degree in accounting. He is now starting his degree. The yearly cost of tuition is $10,000 and he left his auto mechanic shop management job giving up a $32,000 a year to attend college. Kayden’s decision resulted in

Answer 1

Answer:

opportunity cost of $32,000

explicit cost of $10,000

Explanation:

Opportunity cost or implicit is the cost of the option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives.

the decision to leave his job is the opportunity cost of attending college. So, the opportunity cost is the income he would be forgoing to attend college.

the tuition fee he pays is the explicit cost. explicit cost is the actual cost incurred in carrying out a particular action