Suppose Susan decides to join the Photography Club. Which result would be a cost?
Susan will have more fun in the Photography Club than she would have had in the Theater Club. Susan will spend more time in the Photography Club than she would have spent in the Theater Club.
Susan is deciding whether to join the Photography Club or the Theater 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 Susan wants or needs:
Susan will spend more time in the Photography Club than she would have spent in the Theater Club.