bellringer - 9.1.11

13. If you are paid $8 an hour and work 8 hours a day for 5 days, how much is your gross pay?



14. If you were to choose between a weekly salary of $500 or an hourly wage of $14.50, which would give you a greater gross pay in a month given that the job would require exactly 8 hours of work per day for 5 days each week?

bellringer - 8.30.11

11. What are some differences between an hourly wage and a salary?



12. Differentiate among gross pay, average pay, and net pay.

bellringer - 8.26.11

9. For this bellringer, please locate the Math section of the character palette on your MacBook. After you have found this, please insert eight (not ∞ but 8) symbols below. Oh, you may not use the characters that are on your keyboard (@#$%^&* etc.).



10. For the bellringer, please insert the entire Greek alphabet below. Once you have done this, answer these questions: what crisis has Greece recently had and why did this upset the average German citizen? (Hint: €) Finally, what does the Greek letter Δ (delta) often represent? 

bellringer - 8.24.11

7. You will be taking the MAP test today in Room 229B (my room). Please report to this room promptly and make sure you follow the directions as they are presented to you.



8. What does the acronym MAP mean?

bellringer - 8.22.11

5. What does it mean to diversify funds?



6. How do you diversify your funds?

bellringer - 8.18.11

3. What does it mean to barter?


4. What is an exchange rate?

bellringer - 8.16.11

1. This is the initial bellringer for this class. For this bellringer, you are to create a Pages document. The document should be saved into your course folder and named: last, first - bellringers 1. Once you have done this, you should title the document and copy questions 1 and 2 into it. Finally, you should answer question 2. If possible, please answer the questions in a different color font than the question. This is not absolutely necessary, but it makes scoring these much easier (you will also receive bonus points for having done so).

2. Why do you think a basic understanding of mathematical concepts might be essential to a successful business or personal household in today's society? In which areas of life will such skills benefit a business or you?