Title: Demonstrate comparison-shopping skills.
Course: Economics and Personal Finance (19262-36) > Section: Developing Consumer Skills

Demonstration of comparison-shopping skills should emphasize the importance of obtaining the best quality for the best price. Comparison-shopping for a given product or service should involve considerations such as

- value
- time
- convenience
- dollar cost
- payment options
- negotiation of prices and terms
- the consequences of conspicuous consumption and impulse purchases
- opportunity cost
- effects on society and the world  (e.g., environment, labor standards).