Opportunity Cost - The Real Price of Every Decision

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A hypothetical raise to $20 an hour replaces Maya's usual $16 rate in one discussion prompt, asking students to recompute the same three-hour trade-off. The script also gives its own slide to the idea that every option carries a cost, even one with no price tag.

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