Microeconomics: Principles, Applications, and Tools (8th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13294-886-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-13294-886-9

Chapter 2 - The Key Principles of Economics - Exercises - 2.1 The Principle of Opportunity Cost - Page 44: 1.8

Answer

We can measure the opportunity cost of this mission in terms of its implications for development in science.

Work Step by Step

The resources used in the mission on Mars improve the technology and give a new path for scientists at NASA. Therefore by completing a mission such as this, a nation will have to sacrifice the other needs of a nation to be able to engage in this.
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