Martin Chuzzlewit purchased a vacant lot outside of London for £1,350,000, because he heard that a shopping mall was going to be built on the other side of the road. He figured that he could make a bundle by putting in a fast-food outlet on the site. As it turned out, the rumor was false. A sanitary landfill was located on the other side of the road, and Martin’s land was worthless. (£ denotes the British monetary unit, pounds sterling.)

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With respect to the economic characteristics of costs, what type of cost is the £1,350,000 that Chuzzlewit paid for the vacant lot?