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Economics

It is expected that students will:

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  • outline the effects on a local economy of changes both in consumer needs and wants and in the supply of and demand for resources
     
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  • analyse the effects of competition in the marketplace
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  • explain how factors of production including land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship affect business decision making
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  • describe the effects of an information-based economy on business practices
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  • outline methods of resource allocation in various economic systems
     
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  • prepare and interpret a simple supply-and-demand graph and apply the interpretation to a business problem
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  • explain the significance of competition and co-operation in business
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  • outline methods used to facilitate and predict economic development
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  • describe common economic indicators and explain how they apply to the standard of living


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