Geography GCSE
Opportunity Cost
What Opportunity Cost means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Opportunity Cost
The loss of other alternatives when one alternative is chosen.
Topics that use Opportunity Cost
- Changing geopolitics and technology impact on the chosen developing or emerging country (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Opportunity Cost in the exam
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