Economics of a Child

Ian found a quarter in the back seat of the car yesterday when we were getting ready to head to Costco. On the way there he asked if he could spend it on a toy. I told him that I highly doubted that there would be a toy at Costco that only cost 25 cents. He said "we'll see." So, when we got to Costco we went in search of the toys. They don't have many this time of the year. We went down one aisle that had a very elaborate outdoor swingset. The price tag was something like $2000. Instead of asking me if it cost 25 cents he asked "how are we going to fit that into the car?!"