Opportunity Cost: Every Choice Has a Trade-Off

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Follow the money. Then follow the choices.

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Trade isn't just stuff — it's ideas, words, and germs.

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Opportunity cost is what you give up when making a choice. Spending your allowance on a book means you cannot also buy a toy. Every decision involves trade-offs.

Key facts

Remember these

1Needs are different from wants.
2Supply and demand affect prices.
3Trade connects people globally.

Then & Now

💱 Every receipt you've ever seen has this idea inside it.

Question 1 of 2

What is the difference between needs and wants?

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Question 2 of 2

What happens when demand is high and supply is low?

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🌍 Why this still matters: The next time you spend $1, ask: who else benefited besides you?

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