What is meant by the term 'opportunity cost'
This simply means, 'the next best alternative foregone'. We can explain this by saying if I only had £5 to buy lunch, I could either buy a sandwich or half a pizza. The opportunity cost of me buying a sandwich is half a pizza and vice versa.
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