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A manufacturing firm has a vacant warehouse and is considering three mutually exclusive options for its use:

  • Option X: Rent the space to a logistics company for £140,000 per year.
  • Option Y: Use the space to launch a new product line, expected to yield £185,000 in net annual returns.
  • Option Z: Convert the space into an employee training center, valued at £110,000 in annual productivity gains.

If the firm decides to proceed with Option Y, the opportunity cost of this decision is:

A

£110,000

B

£140,000

C

£250,000

D

£45,000

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Opportunity cost Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Economics
  3. /Opportunity cost

10 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Economics Opportunity cost. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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