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Wednesday 30 September 2009

Y10/12 Economists - Crazy clip on Elasticity

A 6 minute clip (with some dodgy music track), may help....It covers all 4 types of elasticity required for IGCSE and 'AS' level;



Mr Bentley

Year 10 & 12 Economists

A useful diagram to print & paste into your exercise books.....(click on it to enlarge.

Also, click on the link below to access the homework for this week. This is your first serious test. Answer all the questions (1-9) in your exercise book. Hand in the following Wednesday:

http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/economics/markets/activity/demandsupply.htm

Mr Bentley

Monday 28 September 2009

Year 10 & 12 Economists

Great clip on determinants of demand...



Mr Bentley

Saturday 26 September 2009

Year 13 economics - Game Theory

A really good clip on game theory. Please take 8 minutes out of your day to watch it. Please bring your questions to the class...



Mr Bentley

Friday 25 September 2009

Thursday 24 September 2009

Shifts in Supply & Demand

Check out the clip on shifts in Supply & Demand



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Determinants of Demand

Check out the clip on determinants of demand...




Mr Bentley

Wednesday 23 September 2009

Year 10 & 12 Economics Homework task

Click on the link below and follow the instructions.

This will be revision for a half of year 12, but worth doing anyway. Year 10, this is all new to you, so be careful when answering questions.


Please hand in first lesson after the weekend!

Thursday 17 September 2009

Y11 Business Studies - Homework

http://www.bized.co.uk/educators/16-19/business/hrm/activity/motivation.htm
Year 11 Business,

please access the link above, which has the homework task. You must complete EITHER activity A or Activity B and hand the work in on the first lesson back after the holiday (Wednesday).


Mr Bentley

Y10 Economics - Homework

Year 10,
please complete the following for homework:

Text book page 36, Exercise 6 - 'Spicy scandal in giant jars', answer ALL questions in your exercise book.
The work must be handed in on the first lesson after the holiday (you have one week).
Mr Bentley

Y12 Economics Homework

You will find the homework on the school shared area (student data - under Economics).

Please print out and complete for the first lesson after the holiday. These are past AS level questions and should be treated as such. I expect definitions to be accurate and answers to be neat.


Mr Bentley

Wednesday 16 September 2009

Y13 Economics - Monopoly

The clip we looked at in class....




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Tuesday 15 September 2009

Y11 Business Studies - Motivation


An important aspect of business is how to best motivate your workforce. The two theories you must be aware of are 'Maslow' and 'Herzberg'.







Y13 Applied Business - Gannt Chart Tutorial

Check out the clip below on Gannt Charts. Essential for successful project management ;




Mr Bentley

Monday 14 September 2009

Y10/12 Economics - Production Possibility Curves

Check out the 7 minute clip which helps explain PPC's in relation to school work. Very helpful, so please watch this week and we will discuss in class.


Mr Bentley

Sunday 13 September 2009

Y13 Economics - Perfect Competition

Have a look at the following Presentation on Perfect Competition. It describes all aspects required for the examination in simplistic terms. Any questions, please either comment, or ask me in class.




Mr Bentley

Wednesday 9 September 2009

Y11 Business Studies - Homework

Following on from the work you have done on recruitment, answer the following simple exam questions;

1. State 2 possible reasons why a business would want a prospective employee to produce a curriculum vitae (CV) (2 Marks)


2. Identify 1 reason why the layout of a CV is important. (2 Marks)


3. Explain how this reason will help an employer in the recruitment process for a new employee? (3 Marks)
This must be finished by tomorrow (Thursday 10th).

Y13 Economics - Homework


Hello all,


please have a look at the link below and complete the tasks required. You have until Wednesday 16th...enjoy!


Tuesday 8 September 2009

Monday 7 September 2009

Year 12: Intro to Economics

Have a look at this short clip. It should help explain what economics is all about....



Mr Bentley

Thursday 3 September 2009

Y10 Economics - Homework task

The economy is faced with three key questions that have to be answered

1. What goods and services should be produced? Should the economy focus on being self-sufficient or concentrate on what it is good at? Should it devote resources to health and education or defence and policing? Should we devote more resources to housing? Should an economy use resources producing goods that are essentially useless - like 'free' toys in cereal packets, football sticker cards and so on?

2. How should goods and services be produced? Should the economy use a system that is labour intensive, thereby ensuring everyone who wants a job has one, or should we use more efficient methods of production that involve the use of machines, even if this means more pollution and fewer jobs? Should we devote more land to production and thus solve some problems of feeding the population at the expense of encroaching into areas of natural beauty?

3. Who should get the resources that the economy has produced? Should an economy be geared to providing goods and services to every person as equally as possible or should those who work hard get more? How do we distribute our resources?

Your Task

• Make a list of answers to these questions - think of the answers in general terms rather than specifics, e.g. food, health, etc.


1. What should be produced?


2. How should these goods and services be produced?


3. Who should get what is produced?


Only spend 20 minutes or so on this and write your answers in your exercise books. Have a great weekend,


Mr B

Y13 Economics - Integration

Have a look at the following clip which helps explain Horizontal Vs Vertical Integration. We will discuss this on Sunday, enjoy your weekend!

Mr Bentley


Michael Jacksons Pepsi Ad

Check out the pepsi ad done by Mr Jackson..example of advertising economies of scale???

Also, we may use Jackson to discuss cash rich Vs asset rich.

Watch this space!