What Is Opportunity Cost?

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • In economics, opportunity cost refers to the value a person could have received but passed up in pursuit of another option.
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  • @freezingmaster5141
    @freezingmaster5141 5 років тому +91

    watching this has messed up my youtube recommendations for good.

    • @IATube
      @IATube 3 роки тому +6

      Haha, just click on the three dots and then "I'm not interested". If you didn't know.
      Edit: I realized I'm replying a year later.

  • @rutusayswhat
    @rutusayswhat 4 роки тому +380

    "Because our time is valuable, any decision we make has a cost."

    • @sagartandon647
      @sagartandon647 3 роки тому +4

      Hmm

    • @felipecruz171
      @felipecruz171 2 роки тому

      @@sagartandon647 my exact reaction.

    • @cocolin5534
      @cocolin5534 8 місяців тому +1

      Ur comment made me question if I should be studying rn 😂

  • @sberry-milk
    @sberry-milk 4 роки тому +253

    Tell me how this 3 minute video explained this to me when half a semester in my econ class couldnt :/

    • @josuezuzunaga3258
      @josuezuzunaga3258 4 роки тому

      same here...

    • @flashallen2298
      @flashallen2298 4 роки тому +18

      please don't tell me u spent half a semester on Opportunity cost 😂

    • @KuntChitface
      @KuntChitface 3 роки тому +1

      Bro to sum this shit up 10 months later :you waste time pursuing things that won't entirely benefit you.
      I'm going on a spiel.
      Be aware of: what your not aware of.
      If you specialize in one or two things for instance you may be better off.
      If you REALLY need a job, you'll get a job right?
      But if you know that job sucks, youll get a better job if the opportunity presented itself, correct?
      But there is one big trap that lies on this idea! That if you keep jumping from job to job, you will defeat yourself in the end professionally in the end because you never specialized. Anyone can do the trades, but if they don't master one trade-do they really get ahead?
      General principles to think about: Efficiency, make more for less, etc.
      If everyone did everything themselves, like cook food for for instance, would the restaurant industry exist? Fuck. People can cook their own food but they don't want to.
      In fact, Im a mechanic and welder and I can't use my own garage. Guess what? I have to swallow my pride and get my car fixed somewhere else and get the problem solved FOR THE SAKE of getting that car moving and usable.
      Opportunity and precedence is valuable.
      I know someone who has jumped from coal mining to coal power plant building to house building to car mechanics all because he isn't happy after 7-8 months with what he does.
      Just because you do everything doesn't mean you should, you waste time pursuing things that won't entirely benefit you.

    • @roshnipillai4656
      @roshnipillai4656 3 роки тому

      @@flashallen2298 that's what😂😂

    • @Victoria_Orlova
      @Victoria_Orlova 3 роки тому +1

      3 minute video has better opportunity cost xd

  • @OlyaSummers
    @OlyaSummers 3 роки тому +6

    I gave up 15 minutes of trying to understand this term by reading a book to later understand this concept in under 3 minutes on UA-cam. Damn.

  • @joelkisker5916
    @joelkisker5916 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you MRU! Easy to understand and well presented. You've got my sub :)

  • @slowsolo77
    @slowsolo77 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you. It helps me a lot better.

  • @philip7056
    @philip7056 6 місяців тому

    got it thank you!

  • @knowledgeispower3862
    @knowledgeispower3862 6 років тому +1

    i think this is the best defination of opportunity cost

  • @jude6446
    @jude6446 3 роки тому

    very good

  • @srinutippana
    @srinutippana 5 років тому

    great video

  • @madhuvanthisubramanian5957
    @madhuvanthisubramanian5957 4 роки тому

    Super explanation

  • @shalemraj8556
    @shalemraj8556 5 років тому

    Superb

  • @naya6030
    @naya6030 Місяць тому

    Anne is a goated fisher

  • @powercsm7240
    @powercsm7240 2 роки тому

    NICE VIDEO LOL

  • @luckedout2131
    @luckedout2131 4 роки тому

    What is monetary cost?

  • @minhtrang8437
    @minhtrang8437 3 роки тому

    Wow

  • @Mordex134
    @Mordex134 9 місяців тому

    No way ann catching 30 fish 😅

  • @ds74878
    @ds74878 2 роки тому

    It's like driving out of your way to buy cheaper gas.

  • @yumnaminhaj9949
    @yumnaminhaj9949 3 роки тому +1

    Ann looks kinda scary ...or is it just me...

  • @jonsonsigamala
    @jonsonsigamala 5 років тому

    Bob and Anna are very scary

  • @laxmisoni7258
    @laxmisoni7258 4 роки тому

    Ann is creepy, so is Bob!

  • @sandeepvk
    @sandeepvk 5 років тому

    I have banana 🍌 which is peeled what's my opportunity cost ?

  • @Papiiimitch
    @Papiiimitch 3 роки тому

    I hate economics so much

  • @victorix30
    @victorix30 5 років тому +255

    I learn here more than in university

    • @amnaymehlaoui8553
      @amnaymehlaoui8553 5 років тому

      hahah yes sure

    • @nelsonerivan
      @nelsonerivan 5 років тому +1

      Yeah

    • @aayushpandey9764
      @aayushpandey9764 5 років тому +8

      Are you kidding me, I am being forced to learn this in Grade 9!

    • @musicaddictzz
      @musicaddictzz 4 роки тому +2

      Lol yeah😂 tomorrow i had a economics exam and i learn from here not lectures🥴

    • @bigbird_norm8437
      @bigbird_norm8437 4 роки тому

      Aayush Pandey I am forced to learn this in 5th grade

  • @RidhoIbrahim
    @RidhoIbrahim 5 років тому +88

    Ann with her “fishy fish” and Bob with his “banana”. Mkay

  • @imarah15
    @imarah15 4 роки тому +68

    My book made this concept so much more complicated. Thank you for making it easier to understand.

  • @danielluzzio5111
    @danielluzzio5111 4 роки тому +26

    I want to hug the person/people who made this video

  • @NionioGR
    @NionioGR 5 років тому +52

    The banana - fish example is more about comparative advantage vs absolute advantage.

  • @halarefaie8675
    @halarefaie8675 5 років тому +23

    Ann kinda looks scary but i get it

  • @BlaxKid22
    @BlaxKid22 4 роки тому +13

    My university used this resource to teach me economics.... this is free. The opportunity cost of me going to university is me traveling the world debt free and living in a tiny house.

  • @vinayak186f3
    @vinayak186f3 4 роки тому +17

    Welcome to another episode of I learnt more from this than from my Uni 🤣

  • @ValidatingUsername
    @ValidatingUsername 6 місяців тому +1

    In our dystopia, society DECIDES what the cost is secretly instead of it being organically decided based on supply and demands.

  • @mcuriesium7347
    @mcuriesium7347 4 роки тому +4

    Am I the only one who is doing this because a girl (brother zoned me) has asked me to write a long ass essay on opportunity cost, and I have no idea what it is.

  • @rabinarayan1740
    @rabinarayan1740 6 років тому +16

    Next best alternative 🙋🏻‍♂️

  • @ouessa8706
    @ouessa8706 3 роки тому +13

    My first time commenting on Lecture video on UA-cam :p THANK YOU !
    I've been stressing over this. IDK why professors like to make things look complicated even tough they're super easy?

  • @yal2983
    @yal2983 4 роки тому +6

    i just searched how to write "opportunity" in right way

  • @suhani551
    @suhani551 2 роки тому +4

    Thank you!! I am currently in high school taking up basic economics for extra credit 💖

  • @bgiv2010
    @bgiv2010 3 роки тому +1

    Do people walk around with concepts of comparative value like that?

  • @TfNeb_
    @TfNeb_ 5 років тому +6

    Can you not use the minecraft theme song to bring back memories that make me cry thank you

    • @davin2386
      @davin2386 4 роки тому

      I dint hear Minecraft music

    • @BrianRamirezIAteASock
      @BrianRamirezIAteASock 4 роки тому

      @Neb DUDE I RECOGNIZED THAT AND I WAS LIKE WHY DOES THIS SOUND SO FAMILIAR AND THEN IT HIT ME AND THE NOSTALGIA

    • @TfNeb_
      @TfNeb_ 4 роки тому

      @@BrianRamirezIAteASock Big sad

  • @XAE_A_Xii
    @XAE_A_Xii Рік тому +1

    if a devoted dad have a choice of going to work or visit her child's performance in school, the opportunity cost of choosing the second option would be the money he could earn at work (if only paid for working hours), less travel, stress.

  • @fwwryh7862
    @fwwryh7862 3 роки тому +1

    Bob still working and refusing to retire, costs the jobs of 10 young people.

  • @RR_DM
    @RR_DM 8 місяців тому

    generally, whatever is sacrificed in lieu of another action
    (i.e. work instead of study)
    FML

  • @jos6y2j
    @jos6y2j 4 роки тому +1

    University shrunk down into a 3 minute video.

  • @kalapaharmia2038
    @kalapaharmia2038 2 роки тому +1

    Awesoooooommmmememmememmemeememme

  • @ethann09
    @ethann09 2 роки тому +1

    Suiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

  • @frstchan
    @frstchan 7 місяців тому

    This is why I end up doing nothing. Because I have too many ideas & options.

  • @channgaihoi8480
    @channgaihoi8480 6 років тому +4

    Is the opportunity cost the highest valued option forgone?

  • @chasityclark3880
    @chasityclark3880 2 роки тому +1

    I learned this way better then how my Econ professor explained it…

  • @am_tawana_09
    @am_tawana_09 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for explaining it

  • @palgul8825
    @palgul8825 5 років тому +5

    Bon and Ann are freaking scary!

    • @zm987
      @zm987 3 роки тому

      LOL

  • @TheBullOfLewisham
    @TheBullOfLewisham 4 місяці тому

    Sunday 5th May 2024. 15.12pm. Thank you. 👍

  • @assamteabyvinay
    @assamteabyvinay 4 роки тому +1

    Opportunity cost and PPC are same?

  • @codenameeaglecooldown900
    @codenameeaglecooldown900 2 роки тому

    Why are women always loss? 3 fish? Because she's a woman?

  • @bobfranklin2572
    @bobfranklin2572 3 роки тому +1

    This is why you rarely see Raigeki in Yugioh

  • @MartaniPanganSehat
    @MartaniPanganSehat 2 роки тому

    Nice animation great explanation. Thank you. I like that Ann is a Fisher woman and Bob is the farmer.

  • @chido5038
    @chido5038 2 місяці тому

    Glad I found this video of yours

  • @chuckitaway466
    @chuckitaway466 3 роки тому +1

    Anne is good at fishing

  • @tomwilson9685
    @tomwilson9685 3 роки тому

    Am I the only one that picked up that intro is the same as the OG Minecraft trailer soundtrack?

  • @0scillator
    @0scillator 4 роки тому

    this video has the same music as the Minecraft trailer

  • @adrian2004tgm
    @adrian2004tgm Рік тому

    Ayahn and Bahb, ayand then we haeyave

  • @aryastark9601
    @aryastark9601 2 роки тому +1

    great explanation

  • @aryastark9601
    @aryastark9601 2 роки тому

    Ann scared the shit outta me

  • @mistwolf360
    @mistwolf360 Рік тому

    Thanks, I have a test 😭😭😭

  • @reedtriesstuff
    @reedtriesstuff 4 роки тому

    yo there intro is the same as the original minecraft trailer

  • @carolinesemele9066
    @carolinesemele9066 2 роки тому

    I red but i couldn't understand and i had to go over and over until decided to watch your videos that made it easier with just a single watch. Thank you so much. Keep up with the good work.

  • @amarjeetvarya9672
    @amarjeetvarya9672 Рік тому

    Bob needs to men up

  • @Shotbyschu
    @Shotbyschu 2 роки тому

    Can someone give me a summary of what happened in the video?

  • @thathorneyhorse1586
    @thathorneyhorse1586 3 роки тому

    big up this vid posted on my bday

  • @dominickbisignano9931
    @dominickbisignano9931 2 роки тому

    Why couldn’t she just still trade with her self

  • @mattdavis7450
    @mattdavis7450 Рік тому

    Let Bob Cook

  • @SAOP196
    @SAOP196 4 роки тому +1

    LOL

  • @workinprogress4322
    @workinprogress4322 5 років тому +1

    banana fish

  • @wunderwaffeyt4077
    @wunderwaffeyt4077 4 роки тому

    The frame rate of your video is killing me

  • @phuntshoteechophel6375
    @phuntshoteechophel6375 2 роки тому

    Making notes from this video is easy

  • @denizyazici5535
    @denizyazici5535 5 років тому

    Silly men eat purple donkeys tomorrow

  • @opalixh398
    @opalixh398 4 роки тому +1

    Oi... K hrethiamlo nasa ltk😑

  • @walter1554
    @walter1554 4 роки тому +1

    Don’t get it.

  • @wonganisimwaka7912
    @wonganisimwaka7912 2 роки тому

    Very easy to understand.

  • @shubham7844
    @shubham7844 3 роки тому +1

    Well you tried to merge two concepts of micro economics and trade section. Opportunity cost from micro economics and absolute advantage from trade section.

  • @user-nw2jk4xy1w
    @user-nw2jk4xy1w 3 роки тому

    THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUI

  • @eruick047
    @eruick047 4 роки тому

    Thank you Hashinshin

  • @jhoncena1111
    @jhoncena1111 3 роки тому +1

    In this example we can't determine if Ann is slower at retrieving bananas, or faster at retrieving fish than Bob. There's no time variable. All we know is it's more efficient to have Ann utilize her time to fish.

  • @epicfail.795
    @epicfail.795 2 роки тому

    Thanks .,

  • @yupthatspureexotic1559
    @yupthatspureexotic1559 5 років тому

    Nice! Professor Lin HERE I COME

  • @hassanhashimi9250
    @hassanhashimi9250 4 роки тому

    it was good

  • @yutorieasmith689
    @yutorieasmith689 4 роки тому

    Like it

  • @musashahid123shahid4
    @musashahid123shahid4 2 роки тому

    👍

  • @shrutijaiswal6901
    @shrutijaiswal6901 4 роки тому

    Best

  • @katilynbell5875
    @katilynbell5875 4 роки тому +1

    I always struggle to understand the practical, real world application of just collecting the fish and bananas

  • @IATube
    @IATube 3 роки тому +2

    Well explained!

  • @carltonblend
    @carltonblend 4 роки тому

    FOR THE ALGORYTHM

  • @rahulbasurey1937
    @rahulbasurey1937 4 роки тому

    Wow its amazing

  • @awful_cat4499
    @awful_cat4499 4 роки тому

    the intro song is minecraft trailer song

  • @josephrabah4966
    @josephrabah4966 4 роки тому +1

    Because our time is valuable, any decision we make has a cost.

  • @japhetzila6235
    @japhetzila6235 3 роки тому +1

    Very explicit video. Thank you!

  • @tjd110
    @tjd110 3 роки тому +1

    excellent animation, simple, fun and helps make the point)

  • @adam20037
    @adam20037 2 роки тому +1

    thank you a lot, it is easy to understand, brilliant.

  • @freedagatz11
    @freedagatz11 3 роки тому +1

    man this was the video, this was the one.

  • @harinianandan4380
    @harinianandan4380 6 років тому +4

    ma'am could you also do one on short run and long run cost curves?

  • @FlamingBasketballClub
    @FlamingBasketballClub 6 років тому

    What happened to the two professors?