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= **Welcome to General Business!** =

If you think about that, you'll do things differently."

 * Warren Buffett **

//**Your Reputation is Priceless, Don’t Damage It **– Over time, your reputation is the most valuable currency you have in business. It’s the invisible key that either opens or closes doors of professional opportunity. Especially in an age where everything is forever recorded and accessible, your reputation has to be guarded  like the most sacred treasure. It’s the one item that, once lost, you can never get back. // [|Jason Nazar]

=Welcome to General Business=
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 * Lab Rules, Server Access, Google Apps Access
 * Workspace Overview and Rules
 * Add Mrs. Weddle as a Contact - ec99.aweddle@staff.elcoraiders.org in Google Apps
 * Test Email

= Unit 1 - Economic Growth =

Essential Questions for Section 1 - Economic Decisions

 * What is the difference between needs and wants?
 * What is the difference between goods and services?
 * What are the economic resources used in the production of goods and services?
 * Why does scarcity force individuals, businesses, and government to make choices?
 * What is economic decision making?
 * What are the six steps in the decision-making process?

Essential Questions for Section 2 - Economic Systems

 * What are the three economic questions that must be answered by every society?
 * What are the three types of economic systems?
 * What are the five features of a market economy?
 * Why can most economies in the world be classified as mixed systems?
 * What are emerging market economies?

Essential Questions for Section 3 - Economic Roles

 * What are the three economic roles each person performs?
 * Explain how consumers affect the supply and demand for goods and services.
 * What is the impact of worker productivity on our standard of living?
 * What is the role of citizens in our economy?

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