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4.47 Opportunity Cost and Decision Making Worksheet

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This Grade 4 Social Studies worksheet provides structured practice on 4.47 Opportunity Cost and Decision Making. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Opportunity Cost and Decision Making — Explain opportunity cost and use it to evaluate choices and trade-offs. Standards/reference: ECO.4.47.

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Grade 4

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Social Studies

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Social Studies Curriculum

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A gardener has one raised bed. She can grow herbs that would save her about $8 per week in grocery spending or grow flowers that she values for enjoyment. She chooses flowers; herbs were her next best alternative. What is the opportunity cost of growing flowers?

AThe cost of soil

BThe beauty of flowers

CThe weekly grocery savings she gives up by not growing herbs

DThe time watering plants

Solution & Explanation:Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative you give up when you make a choice. In the situation described, the next best option being given up is The weekly grocery savings she gives up by not growing herbs. Money paid, time spent, or the choice made is not the opportunity cost unless it is the best alternative you are giving up.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A student chooses to keep her car instead of selling it for $6,000. She rarely drives it, but she likes having it available. Selling the car was her next best alternative. What is the opportunity cost of keeping the car?

AGas she might buy later

BThe insurance bill only

CThe car's color

DThe $6,000 she could have received by selling it

Solution & Explanation:Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative you give up when you make a choice. In the situation described, the next best option being given up is The $6,000 she could have received by selling it. Money paid, time spent, or the choice made is not the opportunity cost unless it is the best alternative you are giving up.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A student has 2 hours and must choose between finishing a lab report or attending a review session. She chooses the review session because she believes it will help her more overall. Finishing the lab report was the next best alternative. What is the opportunity cost of attending the review session?

AThe teacher's time

BThe grade she wants

CThe lab report progress she gives up in those 2 hours

DThe cost of printing the report

Solution & Explanation:Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative you give up when you make a choice. In the situation described, the next best option being given up is The lab report progress she gives up in those 2 hours. Money paid, time spent, or the choice made is not the opportunity cost unless it is the best alternative you are giving up.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 4 Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard ECO.4.47 (Explain opportunity cost and use it to evaluate choices and trade-offs.).