Maria goes on a shopping trip to get ready for her vacation. She learned her car with a bathing suit suit $15 or hat for eight dollars magazines for eight dollars a beach towel for seven dollars when she gets the registration she realizes she only has $20 in her pocket use the passage to answer the question if Marie decides to purchase the sun hat and towel, what is the opportunity cost of her purchase select to correct answers

The opportunity cost of Maria's purchase would be the items she did not buy because of her limited budget. Since she decided to purchase the sun hat and towel, the opportunity cost would be the car magnet, magazines, and any other potential item that she could have bought with the remaining $12 (20 - 8 - 7 = 5).