Assignments for Microeconomics

last updated: March 2, 1998

Readings to date: Chapters 1-4, 7, 10, 11, 6, 8, 5, 13, 14, 15, 16

11. Review poster due Monday March 9. Create a small poster illustrating any topic economic topic. This is not a paper, I want you to express your idea visually. You may create a WWW site, if you prefer (see last quarter's sites). Small prizes will be awarded to the best posters and websites.

10. Exam 2 Corrections due Friday Feb 27

9. profit; market structure (in class Feb 23)

8. elasticity (in class Friday Feb 6)

7. Exam Corrections (due Friday Feb. 6) Look over your exam and make corrections on the questions you missed. Provide an explanation for multiple choice answers (eg. a graph, a definition)

6. Income distribution (in class, Wed. Jan 28)

5. Supply and Demand Article (due Wednesday Jan. 21) Find an article illustrating a shift in supply or demand. Do not use an advertisement. Explain what happened. Draw a supply and demand graph to show this change. Label your graph. Discuss changes in price and quantity.

4.Market Change (in-class Friday Jan 16)

3. Opportunity Cost article (due Friday Jan. 16)
Find an article illustrating opportunity cost. Explain the opportunity costs involved. Turn in a copy of the article with your explanation.

2. Technological Change (in-class Monday Jan. 12)

1. Getting Dressed. In-class Jan 5. (if you added this class and missed this assignment, please see me.)