Opportunity cost of something is the benefit that a person could have received, but have to sacrifice or forgo to the take another alternative option.
If a person purchase a “text book”, then that person have to pay for it. So, if the person purchase it then he /she would not be able to use the “money”, that he/she could have used to purchase other alternative choices.
=> the opportunity cost is the value of the highest valued alternative given to purchase a textbook.
=> “D” is the correct option.
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