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Meeting Needs and Wants: U.S. and Japanese Transportation Innovations in the 1950s and 1960sHandout #2: Opportunity Cost of CommutingAsk three adults how many minutes and how much money they spend commuting each week. Thenask what ideas they have for how the time and/or cost of their commute could be reduced. Finally,ask what activities or purchases they are giving up in order to spend that time and money oncommuting. What else might they be doing with those minutes, hours, and dollars? (These tradeoffsrepresent the opportunity cost of commuting.)Adult 1NameAbout how many minutes do you spend commuting each day?How many days per week do you travel this route?About how much does it cost (gas or bus fare) each day? $Total minutes spent commuting each weekTotal spent on gas or bus fare each week $Ideas to reduce time/cost of commute?How else might you spend this time and money?MinutesDaysMinutesAdult 2NameAbout how many minutes do you spend commuting each day?How many days per week do you travel this route?About how much does it cost (gas or bus fare) each day? $Total minutes spent commuting each weekTotal spent on gas or bus fare each week $Ideas to reduce time/cost of commute?How else might you spend this time and money?MinutesDaysMinutesAdult 3NameAbout how many minutes do you spend commuting each day?How many days per week do you travel this route?About how much does it cost (gas or bus fare) each day? $Total minutes spent commuting each weekTotal spent on gas or bus fare each week $Ideas to reduce time/cost of commute?How else might you spend this time and money?MinutesDaysMinutes13