Suppose Lucy decides to join the Photography Club. Which result would be a cost?
Lucy will save some time. She would have spent more time in the Theater Club than in the Photography Club. Lucy will give up the chance to be in the Theater Club. She would have had more fun in the Theater Club than in the Photography Club.
Lucy is deciding whether to join the Theater Club or the Photography Club at school. She wants the club she joins to be fun. But she doesn't want it to take up too much time.
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 Lucy wants or needs:
Lucy will give up the chance to be in the Theater Club. She would have had more fun in the Theater Club than in the Photography Club.