In 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is four-fifths of the price. What is his profit?
In 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is four-fifths of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
In 1970 (new math): A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of
money. The cardinality of set M is 100, and each element is worth $1.00.
Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set M. The set C of the costs
of production contains 20 fewer points than set M. Represent the set C as
a subset of M, and answer the following question: What is the cardinality
of the set p of profits?
In 1980: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production
is $80, and his profit is $20.Your assignment: underline the number 20.
In 1990: (outcome-based education): By cutting down beautiful forest trees,
a logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? (Topic
for class participation: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel?)
In 1996: By laying off 40% of its loggers, a company improves its stock
price from $80 to $100. How much capital gain per share does the CEO make
by exercising his stock options at $80? Assume capital gains are no longer
taxed, because this encourages investment.
-- Received from elsewhere on the Internet, Author Unknown.