cost represents the money paid for something while opritunity cost is the value of one thing is when u give of something else,
like cost is these shoes cos $228
or these shoes cost $456 and the others cost $228 you buy the cheap ones your opritunity cost is giving up the other shoes !
i got this off patoweb !
Opportunity cost is that amount which is to forego by adapting different mutual exclusive investing opportunities while tradeoff value is the exchange value of old asset while purchasing same new asset.
A point to the left of a budget line is commonly a tradeoff. But a point to the right is an opportunity cost.
When the Opportunity Cost or the tradeoff between the two goods is always at a constant rate.
"cost" represents the money paid for something and "opportunity cost" is the value of the thing given up when one chooses something else.
Opportunity cost is the cost that an opportunity presents. The opportunity benefit is the benefit of the opportunity that is being presented.
Opportunity costs vary because people's desires for different objects vary. When a person gives up something that they want for something else that they want they have created an opportunity cost.
it is easier for economists to measure "cost" than "opportunity cost"(because people's tastes are different and changeable)
Increasing, Decreasing, Constant, and 0.
To make it different from trade-off
Opportunity cost means that there is an opportunity to get something in a lower cost. __by Alondra Rico
Cost that you have to bear to choose between different alternatives is called opportunity cost so if somebody is working for monthly salary of 10000 provided with a new project which is earning 15000 then 10000 is the opportunity cost for starting new project.
Opportunity cost is something for the next porpose.