The expression, "There's no such thing as a free lunch," implies that
A) everyone has to pay for his own lunch.
B) the person consuming a good must always pay for it.
C) opportunity costs are incurred when resources are used to produce goods and services.
D) no one has time for a good lunch anymore.

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The expression means that even if something appears free, there is always a cost involved, often in terms of opportunity costs, which are the benefits foregone from not using resources in their next best alternative use.

The Expression, "There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch