CAIE IGCSE Economics 1.3 Opportunity Cost Topic Practice

Question 1

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Which value does opportunity cost measure?

A

environmental damage

B

next best alternative forgone

C

output of labour

D

price paid

Question 2

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Which term describes the loss of potential benefit to a consumer when making a choice between alternatives?

A

opportunity cost

B

scarcity

C

shortage

D

the economic problem

Question 3

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A worker decides to leave their job as a bus driver and take a job as a lorry driver. What will increase the opportunity cost of this decision?

A

an increase in the holidays for lorry drivers

B

an increase in the income tax paid by bus drivers

C

an increase in the wages of bus drivers

D

an increase in the wages of lorry drivers

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