Bill Bonecrusher graduates from college with a choice of playing professional football at $2 million a year or coaching for $50,000 a year. He decides to play football, but eight years later, though he could continue to play football at $2 million a year, he quits football to make movies for $3 million a year. His opportunity cost of playing football at graduation was ________ and eight years later the opportunity cost of making movies was ________.
A) $50,000; $2 million
B) $2 million; $2 million
C) $2 million; $3 million
D) $50,000; $50,000

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At graduation, the opportunity cost of playing football was the $50,000 he could have earned coaching. Eight years later, the opportunity cost of making movies was the $2 million he could have earned by continuing to play football.

Bill Bonecrusher Graduates from College with a Choice of Playing