Question

If a family spends its entire budget in a given time frame, the family can afford either 90 cans of soup or 60 frozen dinners. Assuming the family spends its entire budget on just these two goods, what is the opportunity cost of one extra can of soup in the time frame? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

0.67

Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the cost of the next best option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives.

If the family buys one can of soup, the opportunity cost is the frozen food forgone.

Opportunity cost of one can of soup = 60 / 90 = 0.67

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