Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Economics Midterm Essay


Economics Mid-term Essay Question Options.

Choose one of the following essay prompts to complete for 20 points (20% of your midterm):

  1. Draw and label a supply and demand chart.  (7 points) Provide the rule of supply and the rule of demand. (2 points) Explain two other factors that affect supply and why and how they affect supply.  Explain two other factors that affect demand and why and how they affect demand. (7 points) If you were a businessperson or even just a consumer, how could you use this information to your benefit? (4 points)

  1. Define and describe capitalism/market economy. (2 points) Include at least four related terms and how they relate: free enterprise, consumer sovereignty, property rights, competition, profit motive, and/or laissez-faire economics. (6 points) Compare a market economy to a command economy and a mixed economy, stating pros, cons, and examples of each. (8 points).  Tell which type you prefer and why. (4 points)

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