{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Sage Advice Canada English","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog","author_name":"Jewel Hazelton","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/jewelhazelton\/","title":"What is Opportunity Cost?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JOgytPbTLl\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-opportunity-cost\/\">What is Opportunity Cost?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-opportunity-cost\/embed\/#?secret=JOgytPbTLl\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is Opportunity Cost?&#8221; &#8212; Sage Advice Canada English\" data-secret=\"JOgytPbTLl\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Opportunity cost is the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. When weighing two or more courses of action, it represents the value of the option sacrificed in order to pursue the other option. Learn about the opportunity cost definition and the formula to calculate opportunity cost.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/04\/sage-logo.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}