A student decides to pursue a degree in engineering at university instead of accepting a position as an apprentice engineer. The apprenticeship takes five years and includes training while working. What would reduce the opportunity cost of making this decision?
- Aa decrease in the wages paid to apprentice engineers
- Ba decrease in the number of students studying engineering degrees
- Ca decrease in the number of top grade engineering degrees awarded
- Da decrease in the length of an engineering apprenticeship to four years