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Yesterday we set up delicious accounts to day you will start by looking at an article that I have bookmarked titled. BET YOU CAN'T TOP THIS HMO HORROR STORY After you have read the article.
a. Provide a brief summary of the article
b. Provide some of your opinions on the article

Include a picture in your post. Publish you post and start the excel assignment for today

Remember you have a test on Tuesday over chapter 13

Exxon Profits?

Exxon released thier quarterly profits today. We have been waching the price of oil go up and up. Will this equal higher profits for Exxon? Go to either yahoo or google finance and read what the profits were and answer the following questions in your blog.

1. Did the profits go up or down?

2. What were some reasons for the profts going up or down?

Directions for Tuesday 4/22/08

Please collect the graded papers out of the bin.

Finish up your buyer seller agreements, and print them- Hand them in to the bin.

After you have finished, we need to write Jeopardy questions for Chapter 7
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And one final Jeopardy question . (be sure to include question and answers)
If you do not finish in class please finish your Jeopardy questions for homework. due first thing Wednesday.
we will play jeopardy on Monday and the chapter 7 test will be Tuesday.

Directions for Monday 4/7/08

A Nation in Debt

Read the WSJ article on page 16 and answer the following questions in your blog. Also make sure your CPI post is up.



Questions

1. What is the size of the expected budget deficit for the final administration and the current size of the accumulated federal debt?

2. How do defenders of President Bush rationalize the federal spending that has increased 25%(adjusted for inflation) between 2001 and 2007?

3Who is criticizing the president for increased federal spending?

4. The article discusses government health programs and the cost associated with these programs. Do you think the government should provide health care for people? why or why not.

5. Use the web to find a live national debt calculator and post the link on your blog.

Directions for 4/03/08

Consumer Price Index Blog Post-provide the following in your post

• Provide a definition of Consumer Price Index in your own words.
• List your products(Brand), price, and size. Provide a picture of your products.
• Make a prediction-We will be re-pricing these same items in late May. Make a prediction on which products will go up and which will go down.
• I spoke with Scott and he said wheat prices have gone up the most recently. use the Internet to find out why and explain what you found . Link to the site you get your info from.

If you finish your post read 7.1 and answer question 1-4 on a piece of paper. we will finish this in class on Friday. Have a good day.

Was Babe Ruth Underpaid?

In 1931, Babe Ruth made $80,000 per year. Was the Great Bambino overpaid or underpaid according to today's standards? The average MLB player today earns $2,272,620 per year. This lesson will provide you with tools for answering this question.

http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM604

Higher Food Prices Start to Bite

Answer the following questions in you blog.

1. Why are food prices rising so quickly?

2. What are manufactures and retailers doing to curtail the increasing costs? How is this affecting the average consumers?

3. Create a shopping list of 10 items that an average family would buy. do not include brand names. we will be going to the store tomorrow so bring your coat. You will need to design a excel spread sheet with you list in it and two columns (Careful, Any Price) we will see how much you can save by watching the price and looking for sales. You should also have a total cost row. Print your document showing grid lines.

4. Take a look at the Consumer Price Index Web site. What does CPI measure? list one fact you got from this web site.