Suppose Will decides to join the Photography Club. Which result would be a cost?
Will will have more fun in the Photography Club than he would have had in the Theater Club. Will will spend more time in the Photography Club than he would have spent in the Theater Club.
Will is deciding whether to join the Photography Club or the Theater Club at school. He wants the club he joins to be fun. But he 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 Will wants or needs:
Will will spend more time in the Photography Club than he would have spent in the Theater Club.