Monday, April 17, 2017

Monday April 17

Today we finished the Elasticity worksheet and completed the questions below

Calculate the Elasticity of Demand and determine whether the demand is elastic, inelastic, or unitary elastic for the following questions

  1. When price of a deluxe car wash rises from $10.00 to $11.00, the number of daily customers falls from 60-48.

  1. A dentist with 80 patients cuts his fee for a cleaning from $60.00 to $54.00.  He now goes from 80 patients to 92.

  1. An airline raises their baggage fees from $50 to $65, the number of flights drop from 100/day 88/day.

  1. Price for a bushel of apples decreases from $4 to $3.  The number of bushels sold increases from 32-45.

  1. A newsstand sells magazines for $2/magazine and will sell 100 at this price.  They raise their price 50% and in turn sell 50% less magazines.


  1. Ashley raises the price in slices of pizza from $1.00 to $1.50; consequently she sells 3 slices instead of 4.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Thursday/Friday April 13-14

Today we took a Supply/Demand Quiz

Read and take notes pp 90-92
Pay special attention to the following 3 items on pages 91
1. Elastic
2. Inelastic
3. Unitary Elastic

Page 92 has two equations for elasticity.  Use the examples on page 92 for any help on how to find elasticity.

Elasticity Worksheet

Monday, April 10, 2017

Monday April 10

Read Oil Supply Article.  Circle any vocabulary type words and underline any evidence that supports the question for each section. Answer each of the questions in bold about the article.

Watched short video explaining supply and demand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP0j3Lnlazs

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Tuesday/Wednesday April 4-5

Today we finished the Demand Notes from yesterday and completed the following:


Monday, April 3, 2017