Opportunity Cost - The Real Price of Every Decision

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Every blank works one worker's own numbers, a 3-hour shift at $16 an hour, to calculate a $48 opportunity cost, then applies the same four-step method to a next-best alternative across classes, a job, and everyday purchases.

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