Jake is trying to decide whether to take a summer job as a camp counselor or a farm laborer. The farm laborer pays much better, but the work is also much more demanding and he would have less time off. Which one could be considered an opportunity cost of taking the job as a farm laborer?

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John Cortez

20 September, 20:17

Jake is trying to decide whether to take a summer job as a camp counselor or a farm laborer. The farm laborer pays much better, but the work is also much more demanding and he would have less time off. Which one could be considered an opportunity cost of taking the job as a farm laborer?

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Trevor Ortiz · Answer 1

The one could be considered an opportunity cost of taking the job as a farm laborer is the free time that comes from being a counselor. So, Jake actually traded his free time for the better pay as a farm laborer, where the work is more demanding and he would get less off time.

Cale Eaton · Answer 2

Opportunity cost of working as Farm Labourer = Job as Camp Counselor, Extra time lost while working as a Labourer

Explanation:

Opportunity Cost is the cost of next best alternative foregone while choosing an alternative. It might be in quantitative monetary terms, also in qualitative terms. Ex - Going on a solo trip, opportunity cost is the money earnings lost from work offs & time that could have been spent with family.

Jake has two job options : Farm Labourer or Camp Counselor; where Farm labourer salary payment is more but time commitment is also more.

So, Working as Farm labourer has opportunity cost as the next best option available i. e Camp Counselor job. It also has opportunity cost as the extra time sacrifised, based on fact that labourer job is more time demanding.