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Maria goes on a shopping trip to get ready for her vacation. She loads her cart with a bathing suit for $15.00, a sun hat for $8.00, magazines for $8.00, and a beach towel for $7.00. When she gets to the register, she realizes she only has $20.00 in her pocket.

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If Maria decides to purchase the sun hat and towel, what is the opportunity cost of her purchase? Select the two correct answers.

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The sun hat


the towel


the magazines


the bathing suit

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The magazines and the bathing suit.

Explanation: Opportunity cost is what you give up when you make a choice. By spending $15 on the sun hat ($8) and towel ($7) (with only $20 total), she forgoes buying the bathing suit ($15) and the magazines ($8).