Period 3: Let's Plan a Zoo: the cost of decisions by Jason Costello

cc682 — 2025-08-27 14:18:41 UTC

No, not every animal made it. Only some made it due to the animals who can entertain better were included.

I would not have a zoo with only one animal,, its a waste of space when it could just be sent to a regular zoo.

cr999 — 2025-08-27 14:19:25 UTC

We added the monkey. I would want a zoo with multiple animals because people could spend more time at the zoo and people would be more inclined to come if they had a lot of different animals to look at. The point of the activity was to understand the importance of land management.

ab730 — 2025-08-27 14:20:54 UTC

The last animal we put in the zoo was a giraffe. We chose to add the Giraffe and not the shark because the Giraffe is more of an attraction for a zoo. Whereas, the shark will have more competition in nearby aquariums.

I would not have a zoo with only one animal. This would not attract a lot of customers and would bring in a very small revenue.

sa092 — 2025-08-27 14:21:23 UTC

1.) Some animals weren't included since we thought they wouldn't be appealing to visitors. Some would cost more to maintain that others too.

2.) A zoo with only one animal would be good. It would cost less to maintain many similar animals than multiple ones with different needs.

3.) The animal we chose not to include was the shark. We chose to replace it with things like gift shops and restaurants since it would drive in more revenue.

zk510 — 2025-08-27 14:21:23 UTC

1: yes every animal made it into the zoo

2: No we did not

3: yes if the animals has a lot of different types

4: the monkey because it was a filler animal

the point of this activity is to use your land wisely

2025-08-27 14:22:24 UTC

Our last animal into our zoo was the bird house. The animal that it beat was that elephant. The elephant took up too much space for our enclosure, and within a bird house there is much more variety of bird species then just a singular elephant. So, the determining factors for the decision were attraction, space, and variety.

ob681 — 2025-08-27 14:22:32 UTC

No, I wouldn't want to have a zoo with just one animal because this wouldn't provide the consumer with much variability, and therefore when the consumer's interest changes, the zoo will struggle.
One animal we didn't include in our zoo was the shark because we didn't find much value in having an aquarium in our zoo due to the cost of maintaining an aquarium, as it would be much larger than the cost of maintaining enclosures. This is due to various maintenance concerns.

2025-08-27 14:22:43 UTC

We kicked out the bald eagle to put in the gift shop, polar bears, and monkeys. We felt like the bald eagle would not draw much attention compared to the monkeys and polar bears, and the gift shop would also add more revenue because it brings in separate money, where the animals are just from the ticket.
Yes, we added Polar Bear to the Zoo, and Rhinos
No, because there are no other options.

2025-08-27 14:24:17 UTC

Not every animal made it into the zoo. We included the aquarium and the bird house to add variety to the zoo. The last animal in the zoo was the bird house it beat out the giraffe even though they required the same amount of space the bird house offered more variety.

db663 — 2025-08-27 14:24:23 UTC

No, not every animal made it into the zoo due to the fact that the land given wasn't enough, so that would be the limiting factor.

#1 Yes, we added multiple animals to our zoo, including an aquarium, hippos, giraffes, and more.

#2 I personally would not want to have a zoo with a single animal because it would be boring very fast, and the market would be smaller and limited to people who like or want to see that animal.

#3 Our last animal in the zoo was the monkey, and it was simply because we had extra space and figured it would be a good animal to add for the market

#4 The point of this activity is to show how, in economics, you are given a certain amount of capital and land. Land, in this case, was the limiting factor and resulted in the animals we have at the zoo.

py832 — 2025-08-27 14:24:25 UTC

The last animal we added to the zoo was the bird house instead of the elephants. We did this because the elephants took up a lot of space, and the bird house had a lot more variety and would keep customers at the zoo for longer. And by choosing the bird house, we were able to add another coffee shop, which will make more money.

2025-08-27 14:24:45 UTC

We switched the bald eagle out for a gift shop,monkeys and a polar bear. This was because more animals are most likely gonna have more people roaming around with the possibility of wanting to spend more money.

I would not have a zoo of just one animal because that would have a very specific group of people that is smaller than a group of people that would come to see a lot of other animals. So if I had a zoo with just one animal way less money would be made due to the lower amount of customers.

The point of this activity was to decide how to use your land wisely in a attempt to have a better zoo similar to how company worldwide do this in a attempt to generate more revenue.

jr947_1 — 2025-08-27 14:24:52 UTC

Yes, we added a polar bear and rhinos to our zoo.

No, since that doesn't attract a lot of people to our zoo, since only one animal would be boring for them.

The last animal in and out of our zoo was the Aurquirm, since we feel like its intresting enough to keep people intrested, but not the most interseting animal.

2025-08-27 14:25:00 UTC

Our last animal we kicked out was the bald eagle. To replace it we added the polar bear enclosure, a monkey enclosure and a gift shop. This is because the bald eagle took up 3 acres, and the polar bear exhibit took up 2, and the gift shop plus the monkeys added up to one. We did this because polar bears are very popular zoo attractions, and monkeys can add to the entertainment whereas a bald eagle isn't quite as popular. We then added the gift shop to increase profit margins as well. This activity helped us understand how decisions must be made to compromise certain things over others. We had to compromise our space in order to include different animals in order to hopefully increase our profit margins. Some animals we added to our zoo that were not on the list were the polar bears and the rhinos.

2025-08-27 14:25:37 UTC

No, not every animal made it in, because some required more land and maintenance, which meant less land for other attractions, and less variety of things, meaning a boring zoo and people less likely to return in the future. So some bigger animals weren't in the budget.

The last animal in the zoo was the bird house, and just because we just didn't know at the end if we had the budget for it. The animal out was the elephants, and because they were very expensive in maintenance and high in acres used.

I think the purpose of this activity was for us to learn that not everything can be included and not everything is worth the land and resources it consumes.

2025-08-27 14:25:56 UTC

No, we did not include every animal, as we had to factor in available space and how they would attract crowds compared to others.

I would not want a zoo with only one animal, that would not be profitable or entertaining at all.

The point of this activity is to understand that resource/capital management is a very important part of economics.

md582 — 2025-08-27 14:26:02 UTC

No, we thought that the animals that the people thought were the coolest deserved priority, and we did that until there wasn't any more space left.
We added the monkey.
No, because people come to a zoo to see a variety of animals, and just one animal would bore them.
The last animal in our zoo was the monkey. We thought that it deserved to be included was because they brought revenue to the business.
The point of the activity is to show how businesses make decisions to maximize their profits from the consumers, through adding extra snack stands to get more money.

al661 — 2025-08-27 14:26:04 UTC

Not every animal made the cut into the zoo. The last animal that made it into the zoo was the aquarium. We chose this because we thought the aquarium with the other animals would bring more people into our zoo, so they could see both.

I don't think that a zoo with one animal would drive much business in. I think the more opitions the zoo had it would drive more customers in.

cb366 — 2025-08-27 14:26:28 UTC

I would not want to have a zoo with just one animal because it limits the number of options people have. The last animal in the zoo was the bird house because it was 3 acres, and it's an animal that attracts kids. The point of this activity is to think about what buyers/consumers would like to see and what would bring in more customers, while not going over the limit of land.

2025-08-27 14:26:42 UTC

not every animal made it into the zoo because we thought some would take up too much space
we didn't add any extra animals
we wanted to have an all monkey zoo
the last animal included was the bird enclosure to fill up space and we left out elephants cause they were too big
the point is to make decisions based on cost vs size of land required and if its worth it

2025-08-27 14:28:10 UTC

No, not every animal did it to our zoo. We tried to add the animals that people would like to come and see. Moreover, some animals would require more to maintain.

No, we did not.

No, I would not.

The last enclosure in and out of he zoo was the bird house. We chose it, because people love birds and have a positive emotions leaving the zoo.

The point of this activity is to understand how to manage land and finance

2025-08-27 14:53:06 UTC

The last animal in our zoo was the bird house and the one we wanted to put in was the elephant enclosure. The elephants were 5 acres so we did not put it in. The bird house has a lot more variety in animals than the elephants so for variety we picked the bird house.

No, not every animal made it to the zoo because we opted to make multiple monkey enclosures for a wedding venue. Otherwise we would had some more animals to include.