Finals Week

June 16th, 2014

I was very happy with the turn out, I think that all who showed would say it proved useful!
Be sure to study for all your finals!
See you Thursday.

Chapter 1 Vocab

June 10th, 2014

1) collected any remaining invisible hand readings.
2) Chapter 1 Vocabulary
3) Chapter 1 quiz

homework: None

Invisible Hand Reading

June 9th 2014

1) Invisible Hand reading and questions. Collected the questions for one of the last grades of the semester.
* IF you did not finish this worksheet make sure you finish it tonight for HW

* Bring your textbooks in for Thursday.
Review day after schools next Monday the 16th.

Warren Buffet/ Personal Investing

May 27th, 2014

1) passed back Money Quiz/ Review
2) Oracle of Omaha- Movie Sheet
3) Read and annotate Personal Investing- Pages 49-57 for class tomorrow. We will have have a classwork grade tomorrow.

Banking Today

May 22nd, 2014

1) Notes Packet/ Money Supply Notes

• M1 & M2
• Storing money
• Loans 
• Financial Institutions
• Electronic Banking  

2) Finally finished up the end of the Counterfeit Documentary

Homework: Complete Money & Banking reading and complete the worksheet. 

** Anything can pop up tomorrow! ** 

Characteristics of Money

May 20th, 2014

1) Passed out an outline for our notes. Be sure to bring your notes packet everyday to class.
2) Characteristics of Money and Uses
3) Continued our Counterfeit Movie.

Homework: None

Counterfeit Money

May 19th, 2014

1) Passed back many many papers
2) Counterfeit Money.

Labor Markets: Quiz Tomorrow

May 15th, 2014

1) Labor market review sheet
2) Worksheet using the textbook.

Homework: Quiz tomorrow & finish classwork- Make sure you use the book to complete your packet!

Extra Credit ** According to grocery sales, America's favorite cookie is the Oreo. Which company produces Oreos, and which large conglomerate owns that company?

Best and Worst Jobs in US

May 14th, 2014

1) Collected homework
2) Labor & Wage Notes
3) Best paid jobs and worst paid jobs in the US
4) Skilled and Unskilled labor

Homework: None

Labor Organizations

Monday 12th & 13th

Labor Organizations:
Labor Force
occupational trend
Changing Labor Force
Contingent Employment
Skilled Labor
Wage Discrimination
Labor Union, Collective Bargaining

Homework: Worksheet, double sided due tomorrow!

Chapter 8: Business Organizations

May 6th, 7th & 8th

1) Corporations
2) Globalizations/ Multinational Corporations/ Conglomerates
3) Franchises- Dunkin Donuts
4) Nonprofit organizations

Tomorrow: Quiz!!

Business Organizations

May 5th, 2014

1) Passed back work and competencies- If you need to make your competency, you have one week!
2) Review sole proprietorships & partnerships.

•    What is a sole proprietorship? 
•    What is a fringe benefit and give an example.
•    What are three types of partnerships?
•    What is the difference between limited partners and general partners?
•    What are three common examples of limited liability partnership? 

3) Finished partnership notes & started corporations. 

Bill Gates

April 25th, 2014

Pep Rally Day!
Bill Gates- Sultan of Software.

Homework: None- Enjoy your vacation!

Business Organizations

April 23, 2014

1) Competency will be graded over the break
2) Sole proprietorship

Homework: None- Continue with business organizations tomorrow

Intellectual Property

April 14th, 20134

1) Passed back quizzes/homework
2) Review Quizzes
3) Intellectual Property: Patents, Trade Secrets and Logos
3) Positive Externalities and Technology
Homework: Read the excerpt from The Instant Economist and answer the following questions:

1.How is innovation an example of a positive externality?

2.What  does the term “appropriability” mean?

3.What does the Constitution: Article 1, Section 8 say regarding intellectual property?

4.How many trademarks are registered in the US?

5.What is one of the most famous trade secrets in the US?

6.What type of monopolies are created as a result of intellectual property rights?

7.What did Eli Whitney create and what was the problem with his patent?

8.How many patents are granted each year in the US?

9.What company is associated with “Patent Thickets”?

10.What is the economic goal of economic innovation? 

Market Structures Quiz.

April 11th, 2014

1) Collected homework- Monopolies & Oligopolies
2) Review for Quiz
3) Basic Market Structures Quiz.

Homework-None

Monopolistic and Oligopolies

April 10th, 2014

1) Review Monopolies & Pure Markets
2) Monopolistic & Oligopolies: Review and give examples

Tomorrow: Quiz

Monopolies!

April 9th, 2014

1) Perfect / Pure Market - Monopoly
2) Monopolistic- Oligopoly

Handouts- If you were absent be sure to come find me so I can give you the handouts.

  

April 8th- Market Structures- Perfect/ Pure.

April 7th- Illicit Goods- Black Market

Pythons, Target Credit Cards & Body Parts. 

Competency

April 3rd, 2014

1) Reviewed/Passed back work
2) Supply & Demand Competency

Prepare for Competency

April 2nd, 2014

1) Collected homework- Annotated supply and demand reading. 10 test questions & answers.
2) Pre-Competency review- Questions for tomorrow.

Homework: Competency tomorrow! Review your information!