学英语笔记:机会成本

始果你从一名律师，转行开比萨饼店，一月收入是5万，去掉面粉、工资、水电成本2万元，则净赚3万元。

可是，如果还是当律师的话，收入10万元，则净赚10万元，减去开比萨店的3万元利润，则损失机会成本7万元。

Let’s say a lawyer stops practicing law and decided to open up a pizza parlor 比萨店，let’s say this total revenue from selling pizza is 50000 dollars and he has to pay 20000dollars ,to cover stuff like the ingredients,the oven、 rent and wages  。

可是，如果你说，我就像开比萨店，想整天闻到比萨香味，想见到和蔼可亲的熟客，不想在法庭上去见那些不可理喻的被告。钱少点也没关系。

But he's his own boss,He might be happier running a pizza shop even though he is making less money .

但关键是，你需要考虑这些隐含的成本甚至隐含的收入——当你作决定的时候。

Well ,maybe ,but the point is ,you have to factor in 考虑因素 these implicit benefits and costs when you make decisions .

当你决定去做或是不做某份工作的时候，你要计算 它的显性成本——就是做或不做需要花费多少成本

When you 're deciding whether or not to get a job,you calculate the explcit costs .like how much it costs to get to work every day .

但也要考虑到隐性成本——就是你放弃的最大的代价——你或许放弃了赠大钱的机会

But also the implicit costs ,the value of the things you have to give up ——maybe you 're giving up the money you could earn doing some other job .

或许放弃了时间——放弃了与家人、与朋友相处的时间——或是“葛优躺”的时光

Maybe  you're giving up the time with family  and friends ,or the oopportunity to bring watch Gilmore Girls.