Bill Bonecrusher graduates from college with a choice of playing professional football at $2 million a year or coaching for $50,000 a year. He decides to play football, but eight years later, though he could continue to play football at $2 million a year, he quits football to make movies for $3 million a year. His opportunity cost of playing football at graduation was and eight years later the opportunity cost of making movies was .

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The opportunity cost of playing football at graduation was the income he could have earned coaching which is $50,000 a year. 
The opportunity cost of making movies eight years later was the income he could have earned playing football which is $2 million a year. So the answer is D.

Bill Bonecrusher Graduates from College with a Choice of Playing