Opportunities are chances to improve your situation. Opportunities, however, may cost you something. If you spend time watching television, you cannot spend the same time at the library.
Remember these words and word combinations
Opportunity cost- ,
Real costs-
To be counted in terms of-
Power-, , , , ( . )
Lifetime earning power-
Require-, , -
Return-, ,
Investment return- ,
To seek solution -
Tradeoff- , ,
Worth, , ,
Accept- , ,
Advance ,
To do smth. in advance- - ,
Advertise for- ,
Advertisement ,
Appropriate , ,
Bargain(s) , ,
Bargain over smth.- , -
Commodity- ,
Concern- ,
Diminish ()
Price emphasis
De-emphasis
Expenditure , , ,
excess , ,
Margin ()
Marginal -
Option
Loss-leader pricing ( )
Purchase ,
Quote ,
Rate , , ,
Sacrifice -
Shortage , ,
Stock , ,
Surplus , . , , ,
Per unit cost .
Utility , ,
Off-even pricing
Allocate
Allowance- ., ,
Consumer (capital) goods ,
Perishable goods
To satisfy wants and needs
To settle- , ,
Supply ,
Scarcity , ,
Assume , ,
On the assumption
Available , ,
Evaluate ,
