Suppose Dalton decides to bake pumpkin muffins. Which result would be a cost?
Dalton will give up some muffins. He could have made more poppy seed muffins than pumpkin muffins. Dalton will get to eat pumpkin muffins. He thinks pumpkin muffins are tastier than poppy seed muffins.
Dalton is deciding whether to bake pumpkin muffins or poppy seed muffins. He wants the muffins to be tasty. But he also wants to make a lot of muffins.
Before you decide to do something, it is often helpful to list costs and benefits.
Costs are what you give up or spend when you decide to do something. Costs involve giving up things that you want or need.
Benefits are what you gain or save when you decide to do something. Benefits involve gaining something that you want or need.
This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Dalton wants or needs:
Dalton will give up some muffins. He could have made more poppy seed muffins than pumpkin muffins.