Thursday, October 14, 2010

Yr11 Economics and Business

Issue 5
What are the economic implications of a price war within the consoles market?
Key words to use:
• Pricing strategies
• Competition
• Price sensitivity
• Break-even
• Profit
• Monopoly power
• Market Share
• Price war



Deadline 21/10/10

Yr11 Economics and Business Homework

Issue 4
How have the floods affected demand and supply within the local communities of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire?
Key words to include:
• Markets
• Market mechanism
• Supply
• Demand
• Price
• Shortages and surpluses
• Market Clearing Price
• Insurance
• Inflation


Deadline 21/10/10

Yr 11 Economics and Business Homework

Issue 2
What is the economic impact of imposing a smoking ban in public places?
Key words to include:
· Externalities
· External Costs and Benefits
· Private Costs and Benefits
· Complimentary goodsShifts in demand



Deadline Thursday 21/10/10

Yr11 Economics and Business Homework

Issue 1
What is the economic impact of China and Vietnam ‘dumpling’s shoes on the EU market?
Key words to include:
· Trade
· Cost of Production
· Factor inputs
· Excess supply
· Undercutting prices
· Competitiveness
· Imports
· Import duties/tariffs


Deadline Thursday 21/10/10

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Yr10 Business and Economics

Click here for Yr10 Business and Economics homework for Mr Goodwin's class (Thursdays P4). Deadline is next Thursday - any difficulties, see me before Thursday.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Yr11 Business Students - Mr Goodwin

Click here for Mr Goodwin's Yr11 Business homework on Branding. Deadline 30th September.

Mr Goodwin

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Yr12 and 13 Economics and Business Textbooks

Yr12 and 13 Economics and Business Textbooks

It is not the departments policy to provide textbooks to AS and A2 students to take home. Copies are available in school.
If you wish to purchase a copy of either textbook, you will need the following ISBN:

Year 12 - Business Economics for AS Level (Ellis and Hewison) ISBN 978-1-905504-26-8

Year 13 - The Wider Economic Environment and Business for A2 (Etherington) ISBN 978-1-905504-33-6

Mrs Hannay

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