Economics (Period 1) Assignments

Reminders . . . The Final Exam will cover:

*  Questions from Quizzes 6-10

*  Calculations from Quizzes 6-10

*  Some Questions from the Mid-Term

Only material on the attached Quizzes and Review Questions (from Mid-Term) posted below will be tested. 

For Assignment #39:

 

Go to the following:

 http://career.missouri.edu/students/majors-careers/skills-interests/career-interest-game/

 

Scan down the page & find a category that best matches you.

 

Click the title (example: “Realistic”)  . . . (you may also look under other categories)

 

Find jobs that look interesting, click on the job to find more information.

 

 

Reminder:

The Quarter Exam will be on the following days:

* Period 1 = Wednesday

* Period 2 = Thursday

* Period 3 = Wednesday

* Period 4 = Thursday

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Material on the Test will come from Quizzes 1-5 and material covered this past week (Business Organizations).

One copy of each Quiz is posted below, along with an Answer key.

We will review problems and graphs in class on Monday and Tuesday.

Assignment #28:

* p.238 - Questions # 6-10, 12

Also:

* How would you set up your business (proprietorship, partnership, corporation)?

* Why?

* Should profit be the main goal of business? Why?

* If not, what should be the goals?

Here is the review sheet for Supply & Demand . . .

Assignment #27:

Read the document "A Catholic Framework for Economic Life" (posted below).

Choose 3 of the statements. For each, answer the following questions:

* What does the statement mean?

* Do you agree or disagree?  Explain why.

Assignment #27:

* Review pages 215-221 of the text

* Create tables of Advantages & Disadvantages of each of the following:

- Proprietorship

- Partnership

- Corporation

Assignment #25:

Handout problems - Supply & Demand 2

(posted below)

Assignment #23:

Handout problems - Supply & Demand 1

(posted below)

Assignment #24:

* p.209 - Thinking Critically # 3,4,5

* p.210 - Economic Enrichment problem

* p.210 - Math & Economics problem

Assignment #22:

* p.208 - Questions # 1-7

* p.208 - Vocabulary # 2,3,5,6

Assignment #21:

Handout - Supply 1 (posted below)

Assignment #20:

* p.176 - Vocabulary # 1,3,5,7,9-11

* p.177 - Questions # 1,4

Assignment #18:

* p.158 - Questions # 1-6

* p.176 - Vocabulary # 1,2,4

Assignment #19:

Handout - Various Problems (posted below)

Assignment #17:

Handout problems - Elasticity

(attached below)

Assignment #16:

* p.144 - Questions # 1,5,6

* p.146 - Vocabulary # 3,6,8,12,13

* p.147 - Question # 7


Assignment #15:

Handout - Demand 2 problems

(attached below)

Assignment #14:

Brief essay: Pick 3 companies with which you are familiar and answer the following for each - (a) what benefits does it provide to customers and society? (b) why might you want to work for it? (someday) (c) what would you be able to contribute to the business?  

Assignment #12

Handout problems - Demand 1 (posted below).

(a) complete 1-3

(b) just provide a simple answer to 4-8 (we will cover the graphs later)


Assignment #13

Business Plan Groups:

(1) list as many advertising ideas as you can;

(2) pick one - elaborate, describe more details about the idea, sketch if applicable

(in-class, handed in, do not worry if you were absent)

Assignment # 11:

* p.127 - Questions # 2-4

* p.145 - Questions # 1-2

* p.146 - Vocabulary # 2,5,10

Assignment # 10:

* p.69 - Vocabulary 1, 3, 10 - 12

* p.117 - Questions 2 - 5

Assignment # 9:

Business Plan Groups: List all possible expenses for your business.

(In-class: handed in . . . do not worry about it if you were absent)

Below are all assignments from Week 1 and Week 2:

Assignment # 7

(1) Read handouts on In-n-Out (posted below)

(2) Write a brief essay answering the following:

(a) Explain the lessons learned, and

(b) How might these lessons help you if you actually start a business?


Assignment # 6

* p.92 - 93: Questions # 2,3,6

* p.93: Vocabulary # 1,5,7

* p.85: Questions # 4,5


Assignment # 5

* p.45: Question # 2

* p.46: Vocabulary # 4,12

* p.46: Thinking Critically # 1,2

* p.70: Thinking Critically # 3


Assignment # 4

Handout Problems - Opportunity Cost (Posted below)


Assignment # 3

In class group assignment - business ideas


Assignment # 2

* p.22: Questions # 1,2,6

* p.23: Vocabulary # 1,2,4,7-9,11


Assignment # 1

* Review list of inventions (posted below)

* Pick 3 & for each, answer the following:

(a) what do you think people did before the invention?

(b) list some positive results of the invention

(c) list some negative results of the invention