Table :

TABLE 9-1 Opportunity Cost of an Additional Year of School

Explicit cost

Implicit cost

Tuition

$7,000

Forgone salary

$35,000

Books and supplies

1,000

 

 

Computer

1,500

 

 

Total explicit cost

9,500

Total implicit cost

35,000

Total opportunity cost = Total explicit cost + Total implicit cost = $44,500