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opportunity cost [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-01-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Planning
- Cost Accounting
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- opportunity cost
1, record 1, English, opportunity%20cost
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alternative cost 2, record 1, English, alternative%20cost
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The value of the benefits of a better option that is given up when another option is chosen. 3, record 1, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Opportunity cost is an important concept in making investment choices and allocating resources. 4, record 1, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
opportunity cost: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau. 5, record 1, English, - opportunity%20cost
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planification économique
- Comptabilité analytique
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coût de renonciation
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coût d'option 1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20d%27option
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coût de substitution 2, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20de%20substitution
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coût d'opportunité 3, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20d%27opportunit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur des bénéfices de la meilleure option à laquelle on renonce en choisissant une option donnée. 4, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coût de renonciation; coût d'option; coût de substitution : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction. 5, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20de%20renonciation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación económica
- Contabilidad de costos
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- costo de oportunidad
1, record 1, Spanish, costo%20de%20oportunidad
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- coste de oportunidad 2, record 1, Spanish, coste%20de%20oportunidad
correct, masculine noun, Spain
- costo de opción 3, record 1, Spanish, costo%20de%20opci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El valor de la mejor alternativa económica posible a que se renuncia por dedicar los recursos a otra actividad concreta. 4, record 1, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Supóngase, por ejemplo, que un agricultor produce arroz y maíz, pero aplica al arroz todo el fertilizante de que dispone. Si en lugar de eso transfiere parte del fertilizante a su maíz, reduciría un tanto el valor de su producción de arroz, pero pudiera obtener un valor mucho más elevado del aumento de producción de maíz. El valor a que renunciaría de su producción de arroz sería el costo de oportunidad del fertilizante utilizado para la producción de maíz. 5, record 1, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El concepto del costo de oportunidad es la piedra angular del análisis de proyectos y constituye el concepto central en que se fundamenta la valoración de los insumos del proyecto. 5, record 1, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coste de oportunidad: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 6, record 1, Spanish, - costo%20de%20oportunidad
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