Question

You are trying to decide whether to take a vacation. Most of the costs of the vacation (airfare, hotel, and forgone wages) are measured in dollars, but the benefits of the vacation are psychological. How can you compare the benefits to the costs

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The comparison of psychological benefits to actual tangible costs depends on the individual in question. If the individual is constantly stressed to the point which the stress is affecting his/her health, work performance, mood, behavior around family, etc. then the tangible costs of going on vacation may be worth it. This is because a vacation would provide a moment of relaxation which would relieve all of that individual's stress and in doing so improve the individual's work performance, health, and overall quality of life. Therefore, the comparison between physical benefits to costs is always going to be a personal opinion.