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XECO 212 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.xeco212master.com   XECO 212 Week 1
CheckPoint A New House Readiness XECO 212 Week 1
Discussion Question 1 2 XECO 212 Week 2
Assignment Supply and Demand Paper XECO 212 Week
2 CheckPoint Price Elasticity and Supply and
Demand Short Answer Quiz XECO 212 Week 3
CheckPoint Historical Example of Labor Supply and
Demand
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XECO 212 Week 1 CheckPoint A New House Readiness
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.xeco212master.com   Ch
eckPoint A New House Readiness   Deciding to
buy a house is a lifelong goal for many people.
Imagine that you are renting a studio apartment
and have just discovered you are having a baby.
Your present apartment is small and far from
schools and local services. You have decided to
move. There are many factors that come into play
when making such a large and weighty purchase.
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XECO 212 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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sion Questions  DQ 1 Locate recent articles in
the New York Times or Wall Street Journal in
which economists are quoted using positive and
normative statements. Provide one quote and its
context for both a positive and normative
statement. DQ 2 Select a good that you are
familiar with. What are the factors that shift
the demand curve for this good? What are the
factors that shift the supply curve for this good?
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XECO 212 Week 2 Assignment Supply and Demand
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om   Assignment Supply and Demand
Paper  Choose one good with which you have had
experience purchasing  New home New car Vacation
to a theme park Washing machine Computer
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XECO 212 Week 2 CheckPoint Price Elasticity and
Supply and Demand Short Answer Quiz FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.xeco212master.com   CheckPoint
 Price Elasticity and Supply and Demand Short
Answer Quiz        Complete the Price Elasticity
and Supply and Demand Short Answer Quiz in
Appendix B. Post your completed chart as an
attachment.
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XECO 212 Week 3 CheckPoint Historical Example of
Labor Supply and Demand FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.xeco212master.com   CheckPoint Historical
Example of Labor Supply and Demand           Submi
t a 250- to 300-word response addressing one of
the following historical events in terms of labor
supply and demand the Great Depression, the
Luddite Revolt, the Black Death, or the
technology boom of the 1990s. Include the
following  What was the impact on the supply and
demand of labor on one sector of the labor market?
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XECO 212 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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sion Questions  DQ 1 Why do some workers make
more money than others? Must everyone make the
same wage? Explain your answers using labor
market equilibrium  DQ 2 Imagine that you are a
business owner. Choose whether to hire a new
person in the marketing department or upgrade
your computer system. Each choice requires the
same amount of investment.
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XECO 212 Week 4 Assignment Maximizing Profits in
Market Structures Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.xeco212master.com   Assignment Maximizing
Profits in Market Structures Paper       Consider 
competitive markets, monopolies, and oligopolies.
What role does each of these play in an
economy? Write a 1,050- to 1400-word paper on
Market Structures and Maximizing Profits. Address
the following   What are the characteristics of
each market structure?
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XECO 212 Week 4 CheckPoint Market Structures
Table and Questions FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.xeco212master.com   CheckPoint Market
Structures Table and Questions   Complete the
Market Structures Table and Questions in Appendix
C. Post your completed table and questions as an
attachment.
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XECO 212 Week 5 CheckPoint A New House Risks and
Benefits FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.xeco212master.com   CheckPoint A New House
Risks and Benefits   The government and the
fiscal policy it implements play a large role in
the housing market. In this CheckPoint, you
examine how government policy has consequences
for you and the decision to buy a house. This
helps you consider situations and alternative
decisions in your final project. 
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XECO 212 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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sion Questions DQ 1 What is the relationship
between GDP and the business cycle? How can you
use information about the business cycle when
making a decision about a large purchase  DQ
2 What is inflation? How do interest rates affect
inflation? What are the different types of
unemployment? Which of these has the most impact
on the economy? Explain. 
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XECO 212 Week 6 Assignment Money Train Multimedia
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www.xeco212master.com   Assignment Money Train
Multimedia Activity                  Compete the
Money Train Multimedia Activity. Post your three
responses as an attachment.
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XECO 212 Week 6 CheckPoint Money FOR MORE
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 Money       Submit a 250- to 300-word response
addressing the following points   Money acts as
a unit of account, medium of exchange, or a store
of value. Describe each of these different
functions. Provide an example of your use of
money in each of these different functions.
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XECO 212 Week 7 CheckPoint A New House Economy
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eckPoint A New House Economy The difficulties
of the economy affect many of the decisions you
make as a consumer. No more so than when you are
buying a house. The health of the economy is a
factor you must consider when buying a house.
Sometimes the economy favors sellers and at other
times it favors buyers. This CheckPoint helps you
refine your decision to buy a house
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XECO 212 Week 7 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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sion Questions  DQ 1 How does the federal
government implement its fiscal policies? Given
economic conditions today, do you suggest
expansionary fiscal policy or contractionary
fiscal policy? DQ 2 Assume the government is
running a budget deficit. Should the government
raise taxes to balance the budget? Should the
government decrease spending to balance the
budget?
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XECO 212 Week 8 Assignment International Trade
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www.xeco212master.com   Assignment International
Trade Simulation      Complete the International
Trade Simulation. Write a 1,050- to 1,250-word
report advising the President of Rodamia making
recommendations for international trade. Address
the following  List at least one advantage and
one limitation of international trade you
encountered in the simulation.
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XECO 212 Week 8 CheckPoint International Trade
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com   CheckPoint International Trade Debate Post
a 250- to 300-word response to the following
debate topic The United States must place high
tariffs and use quotas to restrict trade with
foreign countries. Consider the following
issues   The strength of the dollar on domestic
and global economies Benefits from tariffs or
quotas
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XECO 212 Week 9 Capstone DQ FOR MORE CLASSES
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Discussion Question   In your own words, using
the 10 Principles of Economics outlined in Ch. 1
of Mankiws Principles of Economics, prepare a
200- to 300-word response to the following
questions How can each of the 10 principles be
applied in an example or experience with which
you are familiar? How do you intend to use your
newfound knowledge in future economic decisions?
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XECO 212 Week 9 Final Project A New House
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www.xeco212master.com   Final Project A New
House Decision      Review the final project
criteria in Appendix A.  Write a 1,750- to
2,450-word word paper in which you decide whether
to purchase a house.  Discuss which principles of
economics directly relate to your purchasing
decision.
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