PSEB SS Economics case studies
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The PSEB Senior Secondary Economics credential is the Class XII Economics subject award of the Punjab School Education Board, a body that "came into existence through a legislative enactment in November 1969 for the development and promotion of school education in the state of Punjab." It suits Punjab board students in Class XII who have chosen Economics within the senior secondary stream, including regular school candidates and those pursuing board examinations through the Open School route. The syllabus spans microeconomics - consumer behaviour, producer behaviour and cost, forms of market and price determination - and macroeconomics, covering national income aggregates, money, banking and the government budget, plus balance of payments, exchange rate and Indian economic development. The PSEB SS Economics case studies are 5 cases and about 2,910 words.
1Canteen Pricing at a School
A school canteen in Patiala sells samosas at ₹15 each and cold drinks at ₹20 per bottle. On a typical day it sells 120 samosas and 80 drinks.
523 words, about 3 min2School Bag Unit Facing a Price Fall
A small unit in Jalandhar stitching school bags has a monthly fixed cost of ₹10,000 for rent and salaried supervision. Its variable cost schedule is: at 100 bags, ₹15,000; at 150 bags, ₹27,000; at 200 bags, ₹45,000; at 250 bags, ₹75,000.
565 words, about 3 min3Tomato Price Controls in a District
A district administration is worried about volatile tomato prices. A survey estimates monthly demand and supply (in quintals) at different prices: at ₹20, demand 800 and supply 400; at ₹30, demand 600 and supply 600; at ₹40, demand 400 and supply 800; at ₹50, demand 200 and supply 1,000.
618 words, about 3 min4Computing District Income from a Newspaper Report
A newspaper reports the following for a district economy in a year (₹ crore): household consumption expenditure 5,000; government final consumption expenditure 1,200, of which ₹300 is social security pensions paid to the elderly; private investment 1,800, including ₹200 of unsold finished goods held by firms; exports 900; imports 1,100; depreciation 500; indirect taxes 700; subsidies 150; net factor income from abroad −100. A local college asks students to estimate GDP at market prices and national income at factor cost.
576 words, about 3 min5Bank Reserves and a Budget Deficit
A scheduled commercial bank has total deposits of ₹800 crore, cash reserves of ₹72 crore, and loans and advances of ₹700 crore. The RBI’s cash reserve ratio is 8%.
628 words, about 3 min