Suppose Ayana decides to join the Theater Club. Which result would be a cost?
Ayana will save some time. She would have spent more time in the Photography Club than in the Theater Club. Ayana will give up the chance to be in the Photography Club. She would have had more fun in the Photography Club than in the Theater Club.
Ayana 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 Ayana wants or needs:
Ayana will give up the chance to be in the Photography Club. She would have had more fun in the Photography Club than in the Theater Club.