Period 9: Let's Plan a Zoo: the cost of decisions by Jason Costello

2025-08-27 17:13:52 UTC

Not every animal made it into our zoo. We chose to add in some restaurants/gift shops, and double the monkey enclosure (the enclosure is small and monkeys are a popular exhibit) to get more attention and money.
(Question 4) The last animal we included was the penguins, which we left out our idea of tiger and kangaroo for. We figured penguins would be a popular attraction that could help draw revenue over tigers and kangaroos. We also have lions and cheetahs which are fairly similar to tigers, while the birds in the bird house are usually smaller and can fly, so the diversity benefits their crowd attention.

2025-08-27 17:17:07 UTC

No not all animals made it into the zoo because we had to make some affirmative decisions based on the limited amount of land that we had. The last animal to make it into our zoo was the penguin because we wanted to add a little more diversity among the animals. I think the general point of this activity is to practice and understand the basis of economics by making some executive decisions in a simple situation.

is713 — 2025-08-27 17:19:01 UTC

4.) The last animal in the zoo was the kangaroo and the last one out was the giraffe. The main determining factor was that the giraffe took up a lot more room compared to the kangaroo.

3.) I would not want to have a zoo with just one animal because it would attract less attention since there aren't diverse animal groups. It would make people less interested the more they walk throughout the zoo, making them not want to come back.

2025-08-27 17:19:44 UTC

Not every animal made it into the zoo because we had limited space and not all of them can fit in the space

I would not have a zoo with just one animal because it would get boring and having a range of animals can make your zoo appealing to a wider audience, earning you more money.
The last animal in was the kangaroo because we had some extra space and might as well fit some more animals. The last animal out was the giraffe because it took up a lot of space and giraffes aren't that special so it would be better to put a different animal in its place.

nb7481 — 2025-08-27 17:21:04 UTC

No, some animals had to be left out of our group's zoo. We had to make cuts based on the acreage their habitats took up, their appeal to potential visitors, and the amount of maintenance they needed. We definitely did want to add more animals to our zoo if possible. The last animal to make the cut was the kangaroo, and the first to get cut was the elephant. This decision was solely based on the acreage of their exhibit. This activity shows how certain resources take priority or are more important than others.

2025-08-27 17:21:22 UTC

The last animal we added was gorillas, we added them, because they are popular and only needed two acres of land. We didn't include elephants because they take up so much room, and not enough revenue.
1. Having a zoo with only one animal would not be smart, because visitors will get bored easily regardless of multiple enclosures. With visitors getting bored it will cause them to not return leading to loss of money.

2025-08-27 17:22:46 UTC

1. Not every animal made it into our zoo. We chose not to add an aquarium because we felt that an aquarium is a separate place, and the zoo is reserved for land animals. We also wanted to save room for concessions, so we only added the animals we thought would bring in the most customers.

4. The last animal we decided to add was a gorilla because we thought it would attract more attention than animals like a giraffe. We chose to exclude the giraffe because we agreed that it wasn't as interesting as the other animals in our zoo.

2025-08-27 17:22:49 UTC

No every animal did not make it into the zoo. We left out the giraffe, elephant, and the Bison. We left out these animals since we had a minimum of 20 acres and using the animals we did allowed a perfect fit for all 20. No we did not add any animals to our zoo. No I would not want to have a zoo with one animal since it wouldn't be as captivating for people. The last animal in was the kangaroo since it is only 1 acre and we had left over room for it. The last animal out was the giraffe since it took up to much space. The point of this was to show how you have to think when doing projects as this and what factors are and are not as important.

2025-08-27 17:23:02 UTC

1, Not every animal made it into the zoo because of land restraints and chose the best animals that would appeal to our customers and the amount of maintenance required for that animal.

4, The First animals we chose were the different types of animal houses like the bird and reptile. we decided that these would be important because it contains a lot of animals inside the group and maximized the amount of animals inside the land we had. The last animal that we excluded was the hippo because it would take up a lot of acreage and would require much more maintenance than the rest of the animals we included. the determining factor was the amount of top acreage they took up and the amount of maintenance required in the future to take care of them.

cc649_2 — 2025-08-27 17:23:04 UTC

1- No not every animal made it, mainly because that is impossible with the space had. most animals we cut were due to taking up too much space while only being for a single animal that could have less appeal than two or more animals in the same space. so the cuts were made in order to maximize amount of good animals in our zoo.

4- The last animal in our zoo was the giraffe and the first one out was the hippo. this is mainly because we had an uneven amount of space left so only using 2 spaces instead of three would be a waste of space and due to already having the aquarium we felt it was not needed to have another semi aquatic animal. also giraffes can come with more appeal as they are extremely friendly towards humans some zoos even allowed patriots to feed them Which will attract more people.

gc541 — 2025-08-27 17:23:04 UTC

The last animal that was in our zoo was the giraffe animal and the one that was left out was the hippo. The determining factor on why we didn't want to let the hippo in is that we wanted to include the giraffe, and the giraffe takes up 3 acres, and we needed to include other animals like the lion and cheetah, so there was no room for the hippo.
We added another animal to our zoo: penguins
No, you would not want a zoo with just one animal due as it is not appealing to a smaller group of people and not a majority, and people who want to see other animals will not visit the zoo due to the zoo only having one animal.

2025-08-27 17:29:22 UTC

No, not every animal made it into the zoo. The aquarium animals did not make the cut because maintaining the water quality, food quantity, and aquarium scape is both difficult and expensive. However, the monkeys were included because they are an attraction, but don't require lots of land and resources to take care of them.
No, I would not want to have a zoo with just one animal because it would not be as appealing for consumers to just see the same animal in comparison to a variety of animals.
The last animal in the zoo was the gorilla, and the last animal out was the elephants. This was because elephants require lots of land and other resources like food, which is expensive. We added gorillas because they are very intriguing and interactive animals that don't need as much space and food, compared to other large animals.

2025-08-27 18:22:40 UTC

We did not have enough room in our zoo to fit all the animals. We only had a limited size of 20 acres, and if we added every animal, it would exceed the limit. Some of the animals, like the African Elephant and the American Bison took up way too much space, and we want to have variety in our zoo.
The last animal in our zoo was the giraffe because we thought that it is a very good animal to the customers and it took up three acres. The last animal out of our zoo was the hippo because even though it is less acres, we think it is more appealing, and that was the most determining factor.
I am not sure if a one-animal zoo would be good because people are gonna get bored very quick, so that is why having a variety is good for business. It gives you the choice on what you want to see.