LIFEPAC® Consumer Math Unit 7 Worktext

Description

Consumer Mathematics 7 introduces students to their rights as consumers, both in purchasing products and services and in banking. Students also explore their responsibilities as consumers, learning about the psychology behind advertising techniques and the impact of the choices they make as consumers.

In this course, students will study:

• Consumer rights for purchases and services
• Consumer rights for banking and loans
• Their responsibilities as a consumer
• The psychology behind advertising

Course Objectives

• Recognize rights and responsibilities as consumers.
• Identify the laws and regulations that protect your bank account.
• Identify the laws and regulations that protect you when applying for a loan.
• Identify advertising and sales techniques and their purposes.
• Recognize deceptive sales techniques.
• Read and understand the terms of a warranty, including the time frame a warranty applies, what is covered, what is not covered, and the limitations.
• List tips for smart shopping.
• Be able to define the Cooling Off Rule.
• Evaluate a hypothetical consumer purchase using the PACED decision-making process.
• Access consumer websites and gather information needed to make a hypothetical purchase.
• Understand options for consumer complaints.

Unit 7: Smart Consumer

• Consumer rights
• Savings account and loan rights
• Quiz
• Consumer responsibilities
• Understanding advertisement techniques
• Quiz
• Unit Test