Abe can catch 15 pounds of fish an hour or pick 30 pounds of fruit an hour. He works an 8-hour day, spending 5 hours picking fruit and 3 hours catching fish. Calculate Abe's opportunity cost of a pound of fruit

A) 6 minutes
B) 3 hours a day
C) 2 pounds of fish
D) 0.5 pounds of fish

D

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