Related to the Economics in Practice on page 81: When acquiring a ticket for a play takes a significant amount of time, the true economic cost of that ticket would include all of the following factors except
A) the amount of time spent acquiring the ticket.
B) the utility provided by seeing the play.
C) the earning power of the person acquiring the ticket.
D) the purchase price of the ticket.

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The true economic cost of a ticket includes the time spent acquiring it, the earning power of the person (opportunity cost), and the purchase price of the ticket. It does not include the utility provided by seeing the play, as utility is a benefit rather than a cost.

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