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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 XECO 212 Week
3 Discussion Question 1 2 XECO 212 Week 4
CheckPoint Market Structures Table and Questions
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XECO 212 Week 1 CheckPoint A New House
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www.xeco212master.com CheckPoint 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. Examine the
decision-making process from the perspective of
an economist. In your Final Project, you use
these principles and other factors to make a
final decision whether to buy a house.
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XECO 212 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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on 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. Explain your choice. Evaluate the
statement choices of your fellow students.  DQ 2
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XECO 212 Week 2 Assignment Supply and Demand
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m 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 College Other
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XECO 212 Week 2 CheckPoint Price Elasticity and
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rice 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
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www.xeco212master.com CheckPoint Historical
Example of Labor Supply and Demand             Sub
mit 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
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XECO 212 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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on 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. Address the following topics What
factors do you use to determine whether to invest
in the additional capital and labor? 
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XECO 212 Week 4 Assignment Maximizing Profits in
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www.xeco212master.com Assignment Maximizing
Profits in Market Structures Paper Consider compet
itive 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? How is price determined in
each market structure in terms of maximizing
profits? How is output determined in each market
structure in terms of maximizing profits?
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XECO 212 Week 4 CheckPoint Market Structures
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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
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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.  Assume for this CheckPoint
that purchasing a new home is a major decision
requiring a substantial financial outlay where
the wrong decision has long-term financial
consequences.
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XECO 212 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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on 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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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 CLASSES
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  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
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com CheckPoint 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 it
prepares you to explain in your final project how
the strength of the economy, government spending,
and taxes affect the marginal costs and benefits
of your decision.  Consider the role of
government bodies that affect the strength of the
economy.
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XECO 212 Week 7 Discussion Question 1 and 2 FOR
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on 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? How would your suggestions affect
production and employment? Why?   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? What are the pros and cons of
each action?
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XECO 212 Week 8 Assignment International Trade
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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. Define absolute
and comparative advantage in your own words.
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XECO 212 Week 8 CheckPoint International Trade
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om 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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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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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. Compare the marginal benefits and the
marginal costs associated with your purchasing
decision.
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