A US citizen is considering having plastic surgery in Costa Rica. The next best alternative for her is to have that surgery done in a local doctor's office, where it is priced significantly higher. The full opportunity cost of having surgery in Costa Rica versus having it done locally would include all of the following except

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Option (e) could have been a part of the opportunity cost only if this person were deciding on whether to have this surgery or not. Since the decision to have surgery has already been taken and the person is now simply trying to select a location, down time and the loss of income associated with it would happen in any case.

A US Citizen Is Considering Having Plastic Surgery in Costa