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Opportunity Cost Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that is given up when a financial decision is made. True or False?

a)

True

b)

Maybe

c)

False

d)

Not sure

2.

What is the opportunity cost of buying a new smartphone for $500 when the next best alternative is to invest the money in stocks with an expected return of 10%?

a)

The opportunity cost is $250 (50% of $500)

b)

The opportunity cost is $50 (10% of $500)

c)

The opportunity cost is $100 (20% of $500)

d)

The opportunity cost is $25 (5% of $500)

3.

When a company decides to invest in new machinery instead of using the funds to expand its product line, what type of opportunity cost is being considered?

a)

Production opportunity cost

b)

Management opportunity cost

c)

Capital opportunity cost

d)

Labor opportunity cost

4.

Opportunity cost is only related to money and financial decisions. True or False?

a)

False

b)

Not sure

c)

True

d)

Partly true

5.

If a student chooses to work part-time to earn money instead of studying for an exam, what is the opportunity cost of their decision?

a)

The money they could have spent on entertainment instead of working part-time

b)

The money they could have borrowed from a friend instead of working part-time

c)

The money they could have saved by not working part-time

d)

The money they could have earned by working part-time

6.

Production opportunity cost refers to the cost of producing one more unit of a good or service. True or False?

a)

False

b)

Maybe

c)

True

d)

Not sure

7.

What is the production opportunity cost of a bakery that decides to use its ovens to bake cookies instead of bread?

a)

Potential revenue or value from baking bread

b)

Cost of purchasing new ovens

c)

Cost of hiring additional staff

d)

Cost of advertising the cookies

8.

When a country decides to allocate more resources to producing cars and fewer resources to producing bicycles, what type of opportunity cost is being considered?

a)

Opportunity cost

b)

Fixed cost

c)

Marginal cost

d)

Sunk cost

9.

Production opportunity cost is not relevant in decision-making for businesses. True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Partially true

d)

Not sure

10.

If a factory can produce either 100 units of Product A or 50 units of Product B with the same resources, what is the production opportunity cost of choosing to produce Product B?

a)

100 units of Product B

b)

300 units of Product A

c)

50 units of Product A

d)

200 units of Product A

11.

If a company decides to invest in employee training instead of buying new equipment, what is the opportunity cost of this decision?

a)

The cost of the new equipment

b)

The cost of the employee training

c)

The potential increase in productivity from the new equipment

d)

The potential increase in productivity from the employee training

12.

What is the opportunity cost of a student choosing to study for an exam instead of working part-time?

a)

The money they could have earned by working part-time

b)

The knowledge they could have gained by studying

c)

The money they could have saved by not studying

d)

The money they could have borrowed from a friend instead of studying

13.

When a business decides to spend its budget on advertising instead of research and development, what type of opportunity cost is being considered?

a)

Marketing opportunity cost

b)

Investment opportunity cost

c)

Production opportunity cost

d)

Research and development opportunity cost