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Markets
Work!
Principles
of
Economics
9th
Grade
9
class
periods-
81
minutes
each
McKenzie
Kelly
19
February
2015
Desired
Results
______________________________________
PA
Standards:
6.2.9.D:
Explain
the
laws
of
supply
and
demand
and
how
these
affect
the
prices
of
goods
and
services.
6.2.9.B:
Explain
how
competition
between
buyers
and
sellers
affects
price.
Understandings:
Students
will
understand
that
The law of demand states that consumers buy more as price increases
Elasticity
showcases
how
much
more
or
how
much
less
people
buy
when
prices
change
Producers
respond
in
the
market
by
raising
the
price
of
inelastic
goods
and
lowering
the
price
of
elastic
goods
Producers sell more at the higher price according to the law of supply
The
supply
curve
is
upward
sloping
or
as
price
increases
supply
will
also
increase
Rising
costs
cause
the
supply
to
decrease
or
shift
left
because
output
is
reduced
and
price
is
increased
New
technology
causes
the
supply
to
increase
or
shift
right
because
output
is
increased
and
price
is
reduced
Equilibrium
is
the
only
spot
along
a
supply
and
demand
curve
where
both
sides
are
equally
happy
with
both
price
and
quantity
Monopolistic
Competition
is
many
companies
sell
products
that
are
similar,
but
are
not
identical
(i.e.
different
clothes,
jolly
rancher
flavors)
Essential
Questions
Which
type
of
market
structure
would
you
personally
want
your
business
to
be
in?
o What
are
the
most
distinguished
differences
between
the
following
market
structures:
monopoly,
oligopoly,
monopolistic
competition
and
perfect
competition?
Outcomes
Students
will
know
(Concepts
and
Generalizations)
The
determinants
that
create
changes
in
demand
and
that
can
cause
a
shift
in
the
demand
curve
How change in the price of one good can affect demand for a related good
How
a
firm
with
a
monopoly
sets
output
and
price,
and
why
companies
practice
price
discrimination
Students
will
be
able
to
(Skills
and
Attitudes)
Create a demand curve with quantity on the x-axis and price on the y-axis
Explain
how
firms
decide
how
much
labor
to
hire
to
produce
a
certain
level
of
a
product
Identify 3 ways that the government can influence the supply of a good
Weigh
the
benefits
and
costs
producers
must
consider
when
deciding
on
quantity
and
price
of
a
product