Year 9 Economics and Business · Australian Curriculum v9
Develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action
Content descriptor
Develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action.
- Code
- AC9HE9S04
- Year level
- Year 9
- Subject
- Economics and Business
- Strand
- Skills
- Sub-strand
- Evaluating, concluding and decision-making
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Learning intention
We are learning to develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action.
Cloze sentence
Develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit or criteria to decide on a course of action.
Related Year 9 Economics and Business descriptors
- AC9HE9K01The role of Australia’s financial sector and its effect on economic decision-making by individuals, businesses and global markets
- AC9HE9K02How economic decision-making involves the interdependence of consumers, businesses, the financial sector and government
- AC9HE9K03The reasons Australia trades with other nations, and the patterns of trade between Australia and Asia
- AC9HE9K04Processes that businesses use to create and maintain competitive advantage, including the role of entrepreneurs
- AC9HE9K05How individuals and businesses manage consumer and financial risks and rewards
- AC9HE9S01Develop and modify questions to investigate a contemporary economic and business issue
- AC9HE9S02Locate, select and analyse information and data from a range of sources
- AC9HE9S03Interpret information and data, explaining economic and business issues, trends and economic cause-and-effect relationships, and make predictions about consumer and financial impacts
Economics and Business at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9HE9S04?
AC9HE9S04 is a content descriptor in the Year 9 Economics and Business curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Skills strand). It asks students to develop and evaluate a response to an economic and business issue, using cost-benefit analysis or criteria to decide on a course of action.
What year level is AC9HE9S04?
AC9HE9S04 sits in the Year 9 Economics and Business curriculum.
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