Over spring break, you fly to Padre Island and stay in a hotel. Once there, you must decide whether to spend an afternoon scuba diving or surfing. The opportunity cost of surfing includes a. the cost of the airline ticket b. the pleasure that surfing gives up c. the cost of the hotel room Solution Ans) c is the correct option. The cost of hotel room. Opportunity cost is the loss of other alternative when the one alternative is chosen. So here the opportunity cost is the cost of hotel room. The hours he spends on surfing is equal to the hours he does not spend in the hotel room.