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The opportunity cost of a factor of production is - |
| A. | what it is earning in its present use. |
| B. | what it can earn in the long period. |
| C. | what has to be paid to retain it in its present use. |
| D. | what it can earn in some other use. |
| Answer» D. what it can earn in some other use. | |
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Explanation: The opportunity cost of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone, in a situation in which a choice needs to be made between several mutually exclusive alternatives given limited resources. It is equivalent to what a factor could earn for the firm in alter-native uses. |
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