Repair or Replace: The Economics of Personal Technology

Students compare the costs of repairing personal technology with buying replacement devices.

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Students compare the costs of repairing personal technology with buying replacement devices. The worksheet introduces planned obsolescence, total cost of ownership, depreciation, trade-in values, and repair-versus-replace calculations.

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Students will define planned obsolescence and right to repair.
Students will calculate total cost of ownership for a smartphone.
Students will compare repair costs with replacement costs and trade-in values.
Students will justify a repair-or-replace decision using financial reasoning.

Repair or Replace: The Economics of Personal Technology

See exactly what you’ll get

Clear goals. Useful learning.

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