Samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. She is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. Samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. After careful consideration, Samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks.

The fact that Samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates
a cause.
opportunity cost.
an effect.
unexpected risk.

Question

Samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. She is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. Samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. After careful consideration, Samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks.
 
The fact that Samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates
 a cause.
 opportunity cost.
 an effect.
 unexpected risk.