Cost-Benefit Analysis
Maria finishes a jar of peanut butter while making a sandwich. She starts to rinse out the
jar so that she can throw it in the recycling bin. But the remaining peanut butter is quite
stuck to the inside of the jar. As more and more water flows down the drain, she thinks, "I
know that recycling is important, but so is water conservation. At what point should I just
throw this jar in the trash?"
Analyze and Conclude
1. How is Maria's decision similar to the cost-benefit analysis that a company might
perform?