Economics (Period 2/4) Assignments

Final Exam study guide

 

THERE WILL BE NOTHING ON CHAPTER 15

ch. 13 test

all work is due

 

SAQ topics:  

1.  Components of GDP

2.  Calculating:  CPI, and Inflation

3.  Real vs. Current GDP

4.  Importance of economic growth

5. Examples of what is/is not included in GDP

 

*bring a calculator (NOT your phone!)

Budget Activity

1.  Choose a profession and look up its salary (www.payscale.com/index/US/job

-take 25% from your salary for taxes

-divide what is left by 12 to figure out monthly paycheck

2.  Find an apartment/condo and how much rent would cost. (www.apartments.com)

3.  Estimate the following costs:  food, utilities, cell phone, car insur., health insur., entertainment, pets?, other...

4.  How much $ do you have left every month?

Ch. 8 Test 

all work is due

Today's notes

Ch. 8 power points

From pg. 196

 

Make a T-chart of Pro-Union and Anti-Union

List and describe the 3 laws/acts that were passed by Congress on each side

quiz on chapter 5

 

all assignments are due

 

Ch. 5 questions (10-12) (14-17) (23-26)

Elasticity of Demand

 

look at slides 2-12 only

Ch. 4 questions 10-19

More Demand notes

demand notes

 

complete questions 1-9

(3) SAQs (Short Answer Questions) on Ch. 2, Sections 2&3

 

All work is due

 

Ch. 2/3 notes posted

Ch. 2 questions

(2-6; 8-14)  and (16; 19-26)

In-class writing assessment on Communism vs. Capitalism

 

 

Create a T-chart of the adv/disadv of a traditional economic system.  Use pgs. 33-34

Ch. 1 Test, all work is due

 

Study Guide attached

 

Powerpoints we covered today...

Ch. 1 questions (2, 6; 8-17)

Factors of Production powerpoints

 signed syllabus