中级微观经济学——理论与应用（第10版）（经济学经典教材·双语教学用书） 尼克尔森等 著 0324319681_67670新.pptVIP

Chapter 8 Costs Basic Concepts of Costs Opportunity cost: the cost of a good or service as measured by the alternative uses that are foregone by producing the good or service. Accounting cost: the concept that goods or services cost what was paid for them. Economic cost: the amount required to keep a resource in its present use; the amount that it would be worth in its next best alternative use. Labor Costs Like accountants, economists regard the payments to labor as an explicit cost. Labor services (worker-hours) are purchased at an hourly wage rate (w): The cost of hiring one worker for one