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Every Penny Counts

Time: 45 mins,
Updated: March 10 2023,
Author: Marsha Masters, Abbejean Kehler
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Analyze wants and determine costs, benefits and added costs of decision making.
  • Identify added costs related to financial decisions.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Subjects:
Economics,Personal Finance

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