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Economics Unit I - The Basics
Students describe how demand differs from the quantity demanded, explain what the law of demand states and what demand schedules and demand curves illustrate while studying about economics. Also in retrospect, several writing scenarios...
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Chapter 23: Pure Competition
Taking your young economists through the characteristics of four market models (Pure Competition, Pure Monopoly, Oligopoly, and Monopolistic Competition), this presentation uses both charts and graphs to illustrate the necessary...
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The Economics of Health Care
Health care is an industry that impacts every American. Study the economics behind the Health care industry in the US with this supplementary presentation. Intended for use with a McGraw-Hill textbook, these slides will help upper...
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Fitness Day
Students develop skills and a comfort level in interpreting economic concepts through graphic analysis.
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Marginal Revenue for an Imperfect Competitor
In this Imperfect Competitor worksheet, students read then complete tables, graphs, and questions after making calculations and predictions.
College Board
2016 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
How can a bakery—one of several in town—maximize its profits? A case study from College Board asks scholars to consider the question. Other practice queries examine the price and benefits of buying certain goods for one consumer and look...
College Board
2006 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions
Communities often experience a tug-of-war between a desire for open space and a need for development. How can governmental policy affect each side of the issue? Scholars consider the question, along with queries on pricing and...
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Break Even Analysis and Budgeting
Students analyze the use of break even charts in business planning. They examine the purpose and nature of budgets. They explore price elasticity and how to use Excel spreadsheets to manipulate financial information.
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Price Controls: Prescribed Drugs in North America
Young scholars examine the nature of price controls, the impact of maximum prices below the equilibrium level on a market, the effect it can have on other markets, the requirements for effective price discrimination in a market, and the...
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What Is Actually Bought and Sold?
Economics students can use this packet to better grasp the concept of changes in supply and demand by reading about marketing, products, and elasticity. There are 3 tasks for students to complete, each based on the content of a...
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Market Changes
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. In this economics lesson, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they are trying to...
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What is Entrepreneurship?
Eighth graders describe the entrepreneurial process and how it relates to the economy. They work together in small groups to answer questions and participate in small business groups. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?
Students examine how he world eats breakfast. In this food choices lesson, students work in groups to list breakfast foods and their ingredients and find goods and consumers on the list. The, students use the Internet to complete a...
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Pricing Strategies
Students examine the principles companies use to price their problems. They discover the difference between cost based and market based pricing. They identify other factors that go into pricing decisions.
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Weather Walks
Students study weather by taking walks in various types weather conditions.
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External Influences 1: Flexible Timing
Students examine the main economic objectives of the government and the impact of changing economic data on business decision making. They apply economic data to a business scenario/case study.
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External Influences 1
Students discover the main objectives of the government. They apply economic data to different scenerios. They present their findings to the class.
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Utah's Regional Competitiveness for Non-resident Higher Education Students
Pupils study how government decisions need to account for competitive forces. They examine Utah's higher education system as an example. They describe how Utah compares to other western states in attracting out-of-state students. They...
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Khan Academy: Price Elasticity of Demand and Price Elasticity of Supply
Quantities supplied and demanded react to changes in price. Students will learn about price elasticity of demand and price elasticity of supply in this lesson. This resource is designed for students who are taking a college-level...
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Elasticity of Demand Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Elasticity of Demand. Price elasticity of demand is the way of measuring how much quantity demanded will change in response to a change in price. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for...
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Khan Academy: Price Elasticity of Demand and Its Determinants
Practice what you've learned about calculating and interpreting price elasticity of demand, as well as the determinants of price elasticity of demand, in this exercise. This resource is designed as a review for the AP Microeconomics Test...
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Price Elasticity of Demand
This site provides a great definition of "price elasticity of demand," along with formulas and examples. It also shows a perfectly elastic demand curve and a perfectly inelastic demand curve.
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Khan Academy: Lesson Overview Cross Price Elasticity/income Elasticity of Demand
In a previous lesson we learned about price elasticity of demand, but there are many other types of elasticity that measure how agents respond to variables other than the change in a good's price. Two of these are Cross Price Elasticity...
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Khan Academy: Income Elasticity of Demand
Practice what you've learned about income elasticity of demand in this four-question exercise.