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A high school graduate in Ibadan has saved ₦50,000 and must choose between enrolling in a digital skill bootcamp costing ₦50,000 or purchasing a laptop for ₦50,000 to start a graphic design business. If she decides to enroll in the bootcamp, which of the following best describes the fundamental economic evaluation of her decision within the scope of microeconomics?

  1. The opportunity cost, which is represented by the foregone benefits and potential income of the graphic design business.Cevap
  2. B
    The money cost, which is defined strictly by the ₦50,000 cash outlay paid for the bootcamp tuition.
  3. C
    An outward shift of her personal production possibility curve resulting from spending her saved capital.
  4. D
    A macroeconomic effect, because the decision alters aggregate employment levels across the entire national economy.

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The opportunity cost, which is represented by the foregone benefits and potential income of the graphic design business.
The decision involves microeconomic analysis where resources are scarce. The true economic cost of choosing the digital skill bootcamp is the opportunity cost—the foregone value, satisfaction, and income that could have been derived from buying the laptop and running the graphic design business.

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1
Identify the economic nature of the scenario
An individual decision-maker allocating scarce financial resources (₦50,000) between two mutually exclusive options.
Economic analysis of individual household or individual consumer choices falls within the domain of microeconomics.
2
Distinguish between financial (money) cost and real (opportunity) cost
The financial cost is ₦50,000, but the economic cost is the sacrificed alternative (the laptop and graphic design business).
Economics defines cost primarily in terms of foregone opportunities rather than monetary expenditure.
3
Select the option that correctly captures the true economic cost
The foregone benefits of the graphic design business constitute the opportunity cost of attending the bootcamp.
Scarcity of resources necessitates choice, and every choice incurs an opportunity cost.

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Opportunity Cost and Scope of Microeconomics
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Definition and Scope of Economics

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