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Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage
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Opportunity Cost and Comparative Advantage

Who has the ABSOLUTE advantage in making earrings: Marie. Who has the ABSOLUTE advantage in making bracelets: Marie. What is Marie's opportunity cost of making earrings: . What is Marie's opportunity cost of making bracelets: . What is Isabella's opportunity cost of making earrings: . What is Isabella's opportunity cost of making bracelets: 2 earrings. Who has the COMPARATIVE advantage in making bracelets: Marie. Who has the COMPARATIVE advantage in making earrings: Isabella. For Marie and Isabella to benefit the most, what should happen: Marie should make bracelets and Isabella should make earrings and they trade.. Who has the ABSOLUTE advantage in producing cotton: Brazil. Who has the ABSOLUTE advantage in producing sugar: Brazil. What is America's opportunity cost for producing cotton: 2 pounds of sugar. What is America's opportunity cost for producing sugar: . What is Brazil's opportunity cost for producing cotton: 3 pounds of sugar. What is Brazil's opportunity cost for producing sugar: . Who has the COMPARATIVE advantage in producing cotton: America. Who has the COMPARATIVE advantage in producing sugar: Brazil. For America and Brazil to benefit the most, what should happen: America should produce cotton and import sugar from Brazil.. The table shows the combination of widgets and gizmos I can make in a day. What is the opportunity cost of moving from point A to point C: 3 gizmos. The table shows the combination of widgets and gizmos I can make in a day. What is the opportunity cost of moving from point B to point E: 14 gizmos. The table shows the combination of widgets and gizmos I can make in a day. What is the opportunity cost of moving from point D to point B: 2 widgets. The table shows the combination of widgets and gizmos I can make in a day. What is the opportunity cost of moving from point E to point A: 4 widgets

Grade:Grade 3_AI - Grade 5_AI
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1.3 Opportunity cost
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1.3 Opportunity cost

What is scarcity? : Not having enough resources . What is opportunity cost: The last you would give up to make a choice. A popular bakery has only a few ingredients left to make their products.  They could bake muffins or cookies, but they can’t make both.  The bakers decide to make cookies for their customers.  What is the opportunity cost of their decision: muffins . The Welch family has saved some money. They can spend it on a vacation to the Grand Canyon or build a swimming pool in their backyard. They decide to spend the money on a swimming pool. What is the opportunity cost of their decision: vacation . Emelia has been invited to a sleepover at Chloe’s house for this Saturday. Emelia has tickets to see her favorite band in concert that same night. She decides to give the tickets to her sister and go to Chloe’s house. What is the opportunity cost of her decision: seeing her favorite band . Max is studying for his spelling test. Unfortunately, his favorite TV program is on right now. If he studies for the test, he will miss watching the show. Max decides to study for his test instead of watching TV. What is the opportunity cost of his decision: watching TV show. The local government for a community must decide what to do with the sales tax collected. They could build a new skate park or they could buy more computers for the public library. The officials decide to build a skate park. What is the opportunity cost of their decision: more computers . The economic problem is that: resources are limited and wants are unlimited.. The opportunity cost of a good is: the alternative goods forgone.. A firm operating at 'X' produces 70 whips and 60 saddles. It changes production to 'Y' producing 20 whips and 90 saddles. The opportunity cost of this production change is : 50 whips. Because of scarcity, people are forced to make _________ about how to use resources: choices. What name is given to the value of the next best alternative that you give up when you make a decision: opportunity cost. You win a football match ticket that worth $100, but need to pay 25% tax. What is the opportunity cost if you choose to stay home and watching a TV show that you need to pay $20 rather than going to the football match: $95

Grade:Grade 3_AI - Grade 5_AI
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