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.$)*$Required:that Chuzzlewit paid for the vacant lot?With respect to the economic characteristics of costs, what type of cost is the $1,350,000$