Aplia Homework Assignments

Week 1 (01.14.08-01.20.08) Assignments are due on Sunday, January 20 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 9 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 1 (more or less)
  1. Interactive Tool Tutorial 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  2. Introductory Practice Problem Set
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     6 Practice Points 
     
  3. Introductory Graded Problem Set
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  4. Numerical Calculations Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 
     11:45PM
     25 Practice Points 
     
  5. Numerical Calculations Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,  
     11:45PM
     25 Graded Points 
     
  6. Graph Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     32 Practice Points 
     
  7. Graph Tutorial and Exercises 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     32 Graded Points 
     
     

  Week 2 (01.21.08-01.27.08)  Assignments are due on Sunday, January 27 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 9 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 2 (more or less)
  1. Introduction to the Production Possibilities Frontier 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,  
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  2. Production Possibilities I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  3. Production Possibilities II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     19 Graded Points 
     
  4. Introduction to Comparative Advantage 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  5. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     17 Practice Points 
     
  6. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     11 Graded Points 
     
  7. Habit or Prices? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     3 Graded Points 
     
  8. Increased Fuel Economy Sought 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  9. Do Cheap U.S. Corn Exports Impoverish Mexico's Farmers? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
     
     

  Week 3 (01.28.08-02.03.08) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 3 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 17 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 3 (more or less)
  1. Preparing for the Equilibrium Price and Quantity Experiment 
     Problem Set
     
     0 Graded Points 
     
  2. Equilibrium Price and Quantity: Experiment 
     0 points
      
  3. Analyzing Equilibrium Price and Quantity 
     Problem Set
     Due by Su,
     11:30PM
     12 Graded Points 
     
  4. When It Comes to Buying Textbooks, Students Do Their Homework 
     News Analysis 
     Due by Su,
     11:30PM 
     7 Graded Points
     
  5. Introduction to Demand 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     14 Practice Points 
     
  6. Principles of Demand I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     10 Practice Points 
     
  7. Principles of Demand II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  8. Changes in Demand I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     11 Practice Points 
     
  9. Changes in Demand II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     15 Graded Points 
     
  10. Introduction to Supply 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      12 Practice Points 
      
  11. Principles of Supply I 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      12 Practice Points 
      
  12. Principles of Supply II 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      12 Graded Points 
      
  13. Introduction to Market Equilibrium 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      15 Practice Points 
      
  14. Principles of Equilibrium I 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      14 Practice Points 
      
  15. Principles of Equilibrium II 
      Problem Set
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      14 Graded Points 
      
  16. The Market for Organs 
      News Analysis
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      4 Graded Points 
      
  17. Should the FAA Use Price to Reduce Congestion? 
      News Analysis
      Due by Sun,
      11:45PM
      5 Graded Points 
      

  Week 4 (02.04.08-02.10.08) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 10 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 8 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 4 (more or less)
  1. Preparing for the Price Ceilings and Price Floors Experiment 
     Problem Set
     
     0 Graded Points 
     
  2. Price Ceilings and Floors: Experiment 
     0 points
      
  3. Analyzing Price Ceilings and Floors 
     Problem Set
     Su,
     
     0 Graded Points
     
  4. Efficiency I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Practice Points 
     
  5. Efficiency II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
     
  6. Losses from Price Controls 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  7. Rent Control: Preventing Capitalistic Acts between Consenting Adults 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     14 Graded Points 
     
  8. Gasoline Shortages in Iraq 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 5 (02.11.08-02.17.08) These assignments are due by Sunday, February 17 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 5 (more or less)
  1. Elasticity I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  2. Elasticity II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     21 Graded Points 
     
  3. Price, Cross, and Income Elasticities 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  4. Price, Cross, and Income Elasticities 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun, 02.18.07 
     11:45PM
     22 Graded Points 
     
  5. Price Elasticity of Demand 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     5 Graded Points 
     
  6. Calculating the Elasticity of Demand for Car Trips in Central London 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 6 (02.18.08-02.24.08)  These assignments are due by Sunday, February 24 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 6 (more or less)
  1. Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  2. Consumer Behavior and Utility Maximization II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     15 Graded Points 
     
  3. Budget Line I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     18 Practice Points 
     
  4. Budget Line II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     18 Graded Points 
     
  5. Utility and Indifference I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  6. Utility and Indifference II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     24 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 7 (02.25.08- 03.02.08))  These assignments are due by Sunday, March 2 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 4 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapters 7 and 8 (more or less)
  1. Production and Costs I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  2. Production and Costs II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  3. Housing I: Cost Curves 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     23 Graded Points 
     
  4. Housing II: Short-Run Costs and Equilibrium 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     12 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 8 (03.10.08-03.16.08)  These assignments are due on Sunday, March 16 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 9 (more or less)
  1. Perfect Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  2. Perfect Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     22 Graded Points 
     
  3. Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     18 Practice Points 
     
  4. Perfect Competition and the Supply Curve II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     16 Graded Points 
     
  5. Housing III: Short-Run Adjustments and Long-Run Equilibrium 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  6. Branding Beef 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun, 03.18.07
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
  
  

  Week 9 (03.17.08-03.23.08) These assignments are due on Sunday, March 23 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 8 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 10 (more or less)
  1. Principles of Monopoly I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     11 Practice Points 
     
  2. Principles of Monopoly II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     17 Graded Points 
     
  3. Should Monopolists Cut Their Prices When Demand Falls? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,  
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  4. Graphical Analysis of Monopoly 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     20 Practice Points 
     
  5. Is Financial Aid Price Discrimination? 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     7 Graded Points 
     
  6. Regulation I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     16 Practice Points 
     
  7. Regulation II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  8. Satellite Television: Merger Grounded 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     6 Graded Points 
     
  
  

  Week 10 (03.24.08-03.30.08) These assignments are due on Sunday, March 30 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 3 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 11 (more or less)
  
  
  1. Sticky Prices in the Adhesive Label Industry 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     6 Graded Points 
     
  2. Monopolistic Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     8 Practice Points 
     
  3. Monopolistic Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  
  

  Week 11 (03.31.08-04.06.08) These assignments are due onSunday, April 6 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

  1. Oligopoly and Imperfect Competition I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     7 Practice Points 
     
  2. Oligopoly and Imperfect Competition II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     12 Graded Points 
     
  3. Introduction to Basic Game Theory 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  4. Game Theory and Strategic Interaction I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     8 Practice Points 
  5. Game Theory and Strategic Interaction II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     9 Graded Points 

   

  Week 13 (04.07.08-04.13.08)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 13. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.

• The following 4 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 12 (more or less)
  1. Labor I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     22 Practice Points 
     
  2. Labor II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     29 Graded Points
     
     Week 14 (04.14.08-04.20.08)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 20. If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. This is true of all the weeks that follow also.The following 7 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 14 (more or less)
     1. Preparing for the Market for Lemons Experiment
        Problem Set
        Su,
        0 Graded Points
        
     2. A Market for Lemons: Experiment
        0 points
        
     3. Analyzing a Market for Lemons
        Problem Set
        Su, 11:30PM
        21 Graded Points
        
        
     4. Public Goods I 
        Problem Set
        Due by Sun,
        11:45PM
        23 Practice Points 
        
     5. Public Goods II 
        Problem Set
        Due by Sun,
        11:45PM
        16 Graded Points 
     
     

     Week 15 (04.21.08-04.27.08)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 27 . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in. 

• The following 10 assignments correspond to Ayres Chapter 15 (more or less)
  
  1. Externalities 
     Problem Set 
     Su,
     11:30PM 
     19/Practice
     
  2. The Sky's the Limit 
     News Analysis 
     Su,
     11:30PM 
     6/Graded 
     
  3. Externalities and the Environment I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Practice Points 
     
  4. Externalities and the Environment II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     13 Graded Points 
     
  5. Regulation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions I 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     21 Practice Points 
     
  6. Regulation of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions II 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  7. Market Solutions to Pollution 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points 
     
  8. Fishing and Hunting 
     Problem Set
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     10 Graded Points 
     
  9. Protecting Wildlife 
     News Analysis
     Due by Sun,
     11:45PM
     4 Graded Points
     

  Week 15 (04.21.08-04.27.08)  These assignments are due on Sunday, April 27 . . If they are not completed by this date they can not be done for credit EVER. Because of how the on-line homework is set up in Aplia and by Aplia, absolutely no late homework can be turned in.

  1. International Trade
  Problem Set
  Practice
  17 points
  Due, Sun. 11:45 PM

  2. Iternational trade II,
  Problem Set
  Graded
  11 points,
  Due, Sun. 11:45 PM

  3 American furniture Made in China,
  News analysis
  Graded
  7 points
  Due, Sun. 11:45 PM

  4. Do Cheap U.S. Corn Exports Impoverish Mexico's Farmers?
  News analysis
  Graded
  9 points
  Due, Sun. 11:45 PM

   

   

  Week 16 (04.30.07-05.06.07) 

  Week 17 (05.07.07-05.13.07)