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COMPOUND INTEREST: Interest that's added to a principal at regular intervals such that each subsequent interest calculation is based on the original principal and the added interest. For example, suppose you have a $100 savings account that pays 5 percent interest. Without compound interest, such that your 5 percent interest is paid only at the end of a year, you will have exactly $105 in one year. However, if your interest is compounded each month you end up with $105.12 after a year. The extra 12 cents comes from interest on the interest paid the first month, interest on the interest paid the second month, interest on the interest paid the third month... well I could go on.
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Lesson 3: Scarcity | Unit 4: College Cost
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With foregone income the costs of attending college is closer to $70,000 than the $7,000 tuition payment.- Overall total depends on subjective values placed on other activities, like sleeping and entertainment. (Note the second rule of subjectivity.)
- What about other costs of attending college? It depends on the whether or not you give up something to pursue the activity of attending college.
- Room and board? Because you would have eaten and slept even if had you not attended college, room and board is not an expense of going to college, it's just an expense of life.
- Opportunity cost results from giving up something.
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ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE The general ability to produce more goods or services using fewer resources. A person or country has an absolute advantage in production largely due to superior technology or greater technical efficiency. A related, but contrasting concept is comparative advantage. Both terms are perhaps most important to the study of international trade, but also provide insight into other exchanges.
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PINK FADFLY [What's This?]
Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time surfing the Internet trying to buy either one of those memory foam pillows or a remote controlled train set. Be on the lookout for slightly overweight pizza delivery guys. Your Complete Scope
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The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
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"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -- William Ward ‚ Texas Wesleyan University Administrator
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G-7 Group of Seven
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