Aplia Homework Assignments

 

  1. Week 1 (05.26.08-6.01.08)  

  2. Week 2 (06.02.08-6.08.08)  

      The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 1 (more or less)
    1. Introductory Practice Problem Set 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      6 Points
    2. Introductory Graded Problem Set 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      4 Points
    3. Interactive Tool Wedtorial 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      13 Points
    4. Graph Wedtorial and Exercises 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      32 Points
    5. Graph Wedtorial and Exercises 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      32 Points
    6. Increased Fuel Economy Sought 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:30PM
      4 Points


      The following 9 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 2 (more or less)
    1. Introduction to the Production Possibilities Frontier 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      22 Points
    2. Production Possibilities I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      21 Points
    3. Production Possibilities I 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      21 Points
    4. Production Possibilities II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      19 Points
    5. Introduction to Comparative Advantage 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      16 Points
    6. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      17 Points
    7. International Trade: Exchange and Specialization II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.04.08 11:45PM
      11 Points
    8. Would a Government Ever Want to Limit Exports?
      News Analysis 
      DUE BY: Wed, 6.04.08 11:15PM
      7 POINTS 
    9. American Furniture Made in China -- Consumer Bargains vs U.S. Job Losses
      News Analysis
      DUE BY: Wed, 6.04.08 11:15PM
      7 POINTS

  3. Week 3 (6.09.08-6.15.08)  
      The following 13 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 3 more or less
    1. Introduction to Demand 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      14 Points
    2. Principles of Demand I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      10 Points
    3. Principles of Demand II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      10 Points
    4. Changes in Demand I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      11 Points
    5. Changes in Demand II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      15 Points
    6. Introduction to Supply 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      12 Points
    7. Principles of Supply I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      12 Points
    8. Principles of Supply II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      12 Points
    9. Introduction to Market Equilibrium 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      15 Points
    10. Principles of Equilibrium I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      14 Points
    11. Principles of Equilibrium II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      14 Points
    12. The Market for Organs 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      4 Points
    13. Should the FAA Use Price to Reduce Congestion? 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:30PM
      5 Points

      The following 5 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 5 more or less
    1. GDP 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:45PM
      20 Points
    2. National-Income Accounting I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:45PM
      11 Points
    3. National-Income Accounting II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:45PM
      15 Points
    4. GDP: Measuring Output, Mismeasuring Well-being? 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:45PM
      5 Points
    5. Emigrant Workers' Wages Narrow Mexico's GNP-GDP Gap
      News Analysis
      Due by: Wed, 6.11.08 11:45PM
      7 points Graded

  4. Week 4 (6.16.08-6.22.08)  

      The following 7 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 6 more or less
    1. Unemployment I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    2. Unemployment II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      14 Points
    3. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      16 Points
    4. Unemployment and Its Natural Rate II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      17 Points
    5. Understanding the Labor Market: Personal Stories vs. Impersonal Statistics 
      News Analysis
      DUE BY: Su, 6.11.08 11:00PM 
      6 POINTS
    6. Vacancies and Unemployment
      News Analysis
      DUE BY: Su, 6.11.08 11:00PM
      9 POINTS
    7. Business Cycles and Unemployment 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      17 Points

      The following 4 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 7 more or less
    1. Introduction to Measuring Price Changes 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      23 Points
    2. Measuring Price Changes 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      13 Points
    3. Inflation I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    4. Inflation II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.18.08 11:45PM
      14 Points


  5. Week 5 (6.23.07-6.29.08)  

      The following 7 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 8 more or less
    1. Aggregate Demand and Short- and Long-Run Aggregate Supply I 
      Practice  Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      17 Points
    2. Aggregate Demand and Short- and Long-Run Aggregate Supply I 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      17 Points
    3. Aggregate Demand and Short- and Long-Run Aggregate Supply II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      16 Points
    4. Supply-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment and Inflation? I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      9 Points
    5. Supply-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment and Inflation? II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    6. The Business Cycle I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      15 Points
    7. The Business Cycle II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 6.25.08 11:45PM
      18 Points

  6. Week 6 (6.30.08-7.06.08)
      No Aplia Homework. Independence Day Celebration.

  7. Week 7 (7.07.08-7.13.08)  

      The following 6 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 10 more or less

    1. Aggregate Demand and the Powerful Consumer I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      13 Points
    2. Aggregate Demand and the Powerful Consumer II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      18 Points
    3. Demand-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment or Inflation? I
      Practice Problem Set
      DUE BY: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      16 POINTS
    4. Demand-Side Equilibrium: Unemployment or Inflation? II
      Graded Problem Set
      DUE BY: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      14 POINTS
    5. Self-Adjustment or Instability? I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      18 Points
    6. Self-Adjustment or Instability? II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:30PM
      13 Points


      The following 7 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 11 and 9 more or less
    1. Taxes and the Consumption Function I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    2. Taxes and the Consumption Function II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      11 Points
    3. Fiscal Policy I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    4. Fiscal Policy II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      15 Points
    5. Tax Cuts: Short-Run vs. Long-Run Impact 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      7 Points
    6. The Macroeconomic Effects of a Change in Taxes and Spending 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      10 Points
    7. Deficits and Interest Rates 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.09.08 11:45PM
      7 Points

  8. Week 8 (7.14.08-7.20.08)  

      The following 5 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 12 more or less
    1. Production and Growth I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:30PM
      23 Points
    2. Production and Growth II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:30PM
      22 Points
    3. Economic Growth: Theory and Policy I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:30PM
      11 Points
    4. Economic Growth: Theory and Policy II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:30PM
      10 Points
    5. Too Much Productivity? 
      News Analysis Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:30PM
      8 Points


      The following 10 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 13 more or less
    1. Money I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      7 Points
    2. Money II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      9 Points
    3. How Banks and Thrifts Create Money I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    4. How Banks and Thrifts Create Money II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      13 Points
    5. Money and Banking I Part A 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      8 Points
    6. Money and Banking II Part A 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      8 Points
    7. The Federal Reserve System I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      14 Points
    8. The Federal Reserve System II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      15 Points
    9. The Monetary System I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      24 Points
    10. The Monetary System II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.16.08 11:45PM
      25 Points

  9. Week 9 (7.21.08-7.27.08)  

      The following 11 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapter 14 more or less
    1. Money and Banking I Part B 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      15 Points
    2. Money and Banking II Part B 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      11 Points
    3. Supply and Demand for Loans 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      10 Points
    4. Monetary Policy (Level 1) I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      14 Points
    5. Monetary Policy (Level 1) II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      16 Points
    6. The Debate over Monetary and Fiscal Policy I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      16 Points
    7. The Debate over Monetary and Fiscal Policy II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      12 Points
    8. Money Growth and Inflation 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      19 Points
    9. The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      14 Points
    10. Transparency at the Fed 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      5 Points
    11. Deflation and the Zero Bound on Interest Rates 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.23.08 11:45PM
      8 Points

  10. Week 10 (7.28.08-8.03.08)  

      The following 5 assignments correspond to Ayers Chapters 15 and 16 more or less
    1. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts I 
      Practice Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.30.08 11:45PM
      17 Points
    2. Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts II 
      Graded Problem Set
      Due by: Wed, 7.30.08 11:45PM
      18 Points
    3. The International Monetary System: Order or Disorder? I
      Practice Problem Set
      DUE BY: Wed, 7.30.08 11:45PM
      17 POINTS
    4. The International Monetary System: Order or Disorder? II
      Graded Problem Set
      DUE BY: Wed, 7.30.08 11:45PM
      11 POINTS
    5. A Falling Exchange Rate in Brazil Increases Exports of Soybeans 
      News Analysis 
      Due by: Wed, 7.30.08 11:45PM
      5 Points

  11. Week 11 (8.04.08-8.10.08)  

  12. Week 12 (8.11.08-8.17.08)