Real cost is

Real cost is

  1. Alternative commodities forgone ✓
  2. Cost of goods and services
  3. Amount of money spent on goods and services
  4. True cost

Explanation

This answer correctly explains the economic concept. Economics studies how people make choices about limited resources.

The other options describe different economic ideas or situations. They don’t fit what this question asks.

Remember this economic principle when thinking about money, trade, and how markets work.