A ticket to an Eric Clapton concert costs $45 . If you have a ticket, you can "scalp" it (sell it illegally) for $75 . To a ticket holder, the opportunity cost of actually attending the concert is

a. $45.
b. $50.
c. $75.
d. $115.


c

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