Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Opportunity cost

Opportunity cost — practice question

A farmer cuts the area used for growing wheat from $80$ hectares to $60$ hectares and raises the area used for growing potatoes from $80$ to $100$ hectares. What is the opportunity cost of this change?

  • AThe output from $20$ hectares used for growing potatoes.
  • BThe output from $20$ hectares used for growing wheat.
  • CThe output from $60$ hectares used for growing wheat.
  • DThe output from $80$ hectares used for growing potatoes.

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