
Rm. C24
Microeconomics
Unit 1- The Basic Economic Problem
| Class | Date | Period |
Topics |
Homework |
| 1 | Mon, 12 Sep | 1 |
1) Introduction to the Course
2) What is Economics?
3) Scarcity, Choice, & Opportunity Costs
4) Fundamental Economic Questions |
OneNote Setup
Turnitin.com Setup Class ID: 3467103 Password: Economics
Homework: Read Ch.1 pgs 9-15
|
| 2 | Wed, 14 Sep | 3 |
1) Model Economies
2) Characteristics of a Pure Market Economy
3) Factors of Production
|
Homework: Read Ch.1 pgs 16-21, and answer Problem 37U (pg. 29)
|
| 3 | Tue, 20 Sep | 1 |
1) PPC
2) Group Problem Solving- 41U, 45U (pg. 30), and 46U (pg. 30)
|
Homework: True and False 1-10 (pg. 23) Multiple Choice #11-25 (pg. 23-25)
|
| 4 | Thu, 22 Sep | 3 |
1) Normative versus Positive statements.
2) Review PPC
3) Take up the homework questions 4) Practice test and study guide review- 42U and 43U (p. 30), 48U-51U and 54U (p. 31)
|
Homework: Study for Chapter 1 Test
|
| 5 | Mon, 26 Sep | 1 |
1) Chapter 1 Review |
|
| 6 | Wed, 28 Sep | 3 |
Chapter 1 Test |
|
| 7 | Fri, 30 Sep | 1 |
1) Introduction to Ch. 2 |
I will away today with First Football. Assignment details will be posted to the class conference.
|
| 8 | Tue, 04 Oct | 3 |
1) Review Concepts of Demand
2) Definition of Supply
3) Graphing Demand
3) Definition of Quantity Supplied
4) Graphing Quantity Supplied
5) Law of Supply
6) Determinants of Supply
|
Homework: Complete AP Demand Activities 10 & 11
|
| 9 | Thu, 06 Oct | 1 |
1) Review Concepts of Supply
2) Equilibrium
3) Shortages and surpluses
4) Scarcity versus shortage
|
Homework: Complete AP Supply Activities 12 & 13
|
| 10 | Wed, 12 Oct | 3 |
1) Price Determination
2) AP Exercises 14-16
|
Homework: Complete the following Study Guide problems: True & False 1-10 Multiple Choice 11-35
|
| 11 | Fri, 14 Oct | 1 |
1) Chapter 2 Review
2) Practice Test and Study Guide Review -41U to 49U
|
|
| 12 | Tue, 18 Oct | 3 |
Chapter 2 Test |
|
| 13 | Thu, 20 Oct | 1 |
1) Introduction to Simultaneous Changes in Supply & Demand
2) Complete & Correct the following Study Guide Problems -39U to 41U and 46U
|
|
| 14 | Mon, 24 Oct | 3 |
1) Overview of Price Controls -Price Ceiling -Price Floor -Minimum Wage
|
Homework: Read Chapter 3 pgs. 83-93
|
| 15 | Wed, 26 Oct | 1 |
1) Review Price Controls
2) Complete & Correct the following Study Guide Problems -True & False 1-10 -MC 11-15
3) Simultaneous Changes Assignment
|
Homework:
Complete the Simultaneous Changes Assignment for next class.
|
| 16 | Fri, 28 Oct | 3 |
1) Elaborations to supply & demand
2) Complete & Correct the following Study Guide Problems -MC 16-35 -47 & 48U, 49U to 54U
|
Homework: Read Chapter 3 pages 93-97 |
| 17 | Tue, 01 Nov | 1 |
1) Review of elaborations to supply & demand
2) Complete & Correct the Practice 2-3 test.
|
Homework: Study for Chapter 2-3 test |
| 18 | Thu, 03 Nov | 3 | Chapter 2-3 Test |
|
| 19 | Mon, 07 Nov | 1 |
1) Definition of price elasticity of demand
2) Understanding price elasticity coefficients
3) Determinants of price elasticity of demand
|
Homework: Read Ch. 4 pages 113-130 |
| 20 | Wed, 09 Nov | 3 |
1) Work Period
|
I will be away with First Football. Please complete the Activity Sheets posted to our class conference. Homework: Complete the activity sheets and read pages 130-137
|
| 21 | Tue, 15 Nov | 1 |
1) Price elasticity graphically
2) Applications of Elasticity
|
Homework: Complete activity sheets 19-21 |
| 22 | Thu, 17 Nov | 3 |
1) Elasticity of Supply
|
Homework: Complete the following study guide problems: - True & False 1-10 - Multiple Choice 11-35
|
| 23 | Mon, 21 Nov | 1 |
1) Income Elasticity
2) Cross Elasticity of Demand
|
|
| 24 | Wed, 23 Nov | 3 |
1) Chapter Review
2) Chapter 2-4 Practice Test
|
|
| 25 | Fri, 25 Nov | 1 |
Introduction to Chapter 6 |
|
| 26 | Tue, 29 Nov | 3 |
Chapter 2-4 Test |
|
| 27 | Thu, 01 Dec | 1 |
1) Explicit vs Implicit Costs
2) Normal Profit and Economic Profit
3) Total, Average, and Marginal Product
4) Division of Labour
5) Law of Diminishing Returns
|
|
| 28 | Mon, 05 Dec | 3 |
1) Sunk costs, maximum productivity per worker, and point of maximum total product
2) Marginal and Variable Costs
3) Study Guide Problems
|
|
| 29 | Wed, 07 Dec | 1 |
1) Fixed Costs
2) Study Guide Problems
|
|
| 30 | Fri, 09 Dec | 3 |
1) Review Variable & Fixed Costs
2) Study Guide Problems
|
|
| 31 | Tue, 13 Dec | 1 |
1) Economic Capacity and Excess Capacity
2) Practice Test
|
|
| 32 | Thu, 15 Dec | 3 |
1) Chapter 6 Review
|
|
| 33 | Mon, 19 Dec | 1 |
1) Chapter 6 Test
|
|
| 34 | Wed, 21 Dec | 3 |
1) Work Period
|
|
| HOLIDAY BREAK | ||||