huì
chéng
běn

technical
economic

Meaning of 机会成本

机会成本 means opportunity cost; the maximum expected benefit foregone from the next best alternative use of a resource. Pronounced jī huì chéng běn.

  • opportunity cost; the maximum expected benefit foregone from the next best alternative use of a resource

Definitions & Examples

Shàng
xué
de
huì
chéng
běn
bāo
kuò
fàng
de
gōng
zuò
shōu
 

The opportunity cost of attending university includes the forgone income from working.

jiā
kǎo
tóu
xīn
xiàng
de
huì
chéng
běn
 

Entrepreneurs must consider the opportunity cost of investing in new projects.

Zài
yuán
yǒu
xiàn
de
qíng
kuàng
xià
 
xuǎn
AA
de
huì
chéng
běn
jiù
shì
fàng
BB
suǒ
néng
dài
lái
de
shōu
 

With limited resources, the opportunity cost of choosing A is the benefit that could have been gained from forgoing B.

Measure Words

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