Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost

Scarcity, choice and opportunity cost — practice question

A government rules that all non-essential businesses must shut down for three months because of a disease pandemic. What opportunity cost does this policy create?

  • Aincreased leisure time for employees
  • Blives that are saved due to reduced disease levels
  • Cthe production of goods by essential businesses
  • Dthe loss of goods from the closed businesses

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