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AP Microeconomics

Build a strong foundation in unit 1 of AP Microeconomics. We cover the important vocabulary, fundamental skills, and basic economic concepts you need to master for the exam, such as the production possibilities curve (aka the PPC). Review and practice with our signature helpful study guides and useful resources.

Unit 1 – Basic Economic Concepts

Master supply and demand in these Unit 2 AP Micro resources. We cover the important vocabulary, skills, and concepts you need to understand for the exam. You'll review elasticity, market equilibrium, and policy. With these useful resources and practice, you'll feel confident and prepared to conquer the test!

Unit 2 – Supply & Demand

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Unit 3 – Production, Cost, & the Perfect Competition Model

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Unit 4 – Imperfect Competition

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Unit 5 – Factor Markets

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Unit 6 – Market Failure & the Role of Government

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Frequently Asked Questions

Unit 1 Overview: Basic Economic Concepts

1.1: Scarcity

Microeconomics vs. Macroeconomics

Factors of Production

Opportunity Costs and Trade-offs

1.2: Resource Allocation and Economic Systems

Three Economic Questions

Types of Economic Systems

1.3: Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

Introduction to the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

Constant Opportunity Cost vs. Increasing Opportunity Cost

Shifters of the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

1.4: Comparative Advantage and Trade

Key Terms

Introduction

Output Problems

Input Problems

1.5: Cost-Benefit Analysis

Two Types of Costs

Sample Questions

1.6: Marginal Analysis and Consumer Choice

The Rules for Utility Maximization

Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts

Scarcity Leads to Choices

Opportunity Cost and Trade Offs

Examples of Opportunity Costs and Trade-Offs

Basic Economic Concepts: Scarcity

What goods and services will be produced?

How will goods and services be produced?

For whom will the goods and services be produced?

What is an Economic System?

Traditional Economies

Centrally-Planned (Command) Economies

Market Economies

Mixed Economies

Resource Allocation and Economic Systems

Summary So Far


What Are "Production Possibilities"?

📈 Introduction to the Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

⚙️ Efficiency and the PPC

🧈 Opportunity Costs and the PPC

Increasing and Constant Opportunity Cost

💰 Economic Growth

Production Possibilities Curve (PPC)

What are Absolute and Comparative Advantage?

Absolute and Comparative Advantage on the AP Exam

Comparative Advantage and Trade

Explicit and Implicit Costs Costs

Explicit Costs

Implicit Costs

Marginal Benefit and Marginal Cost

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility

The Cost-Benefit Maximizing Principle

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Rules for Utility Maximization

Steps for working these problems

Why Is Utility Maximized When MU1/P1 = MU2/P2? 

Question 2


Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility








Marginal Analysis and Consumer Choice

Multiple Choice Practice for Basic Economic Concepts

Multiple Choice Questions

Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Basic Economic Concepts

MC Answers and Review

Unit 2 Overview: Supply and Demand

Unit 2.1: Demand

Unit 2.2: Supply

Unit 2.3: Price Elasticity of Demand

Unit 2.4: Price Elasticity of Supply

Unit 2.5: Other Elasticities

Unit 2.6: Market Equilibrium and Consumer and Producer Surplus

Unit 2.7: Market Disequilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium

Unit 2.8: The Effects of Government Intervention in Markets

Unit 2.9: International Trade and Public Policy

What is Demand?

The Law of Demand

📉 Graphing Demand

Differentiating Demand and Quantity Demanded

Shifting Demand

Demand

Multiple Choice Practice for Supply and Demand

Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Supply and Demand

What is Supply?

The Law of Supply

The Supply Curve

Determinants of Supply

Supply

What is Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)?

Calculating Price Elasticity of Demand

Types of Elasticity

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

Relatively Inelastic Demand

Unit Elasticity

Relatively Elastic Demand

Perfectly Elastic Demand

The Total Revenue Test

Price Elasticity of Demand

What is Price Elasticity of Supply (PES)?

Calculating Price Elasticity of Supply

Types of Elasticity of Supply

Perfectly Inelastic Supply

Relatively Inelastic Supply

Unit Elastic Supply

Relatively Elastic Supply

Perfectly Elastic Supply

Unit 2: Supply and Demand

2.4: Price Elasticity of Supply

Price Elasticity of Supply

Other Types of Elasticity

Income Elasticity of Demand

Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand

Other Elasticities

What is Equilibrium in a Market?

Consumer Surplus

Producer Surplus

Market Equilibrium and Consumer and Producer Surplus

Equilibrium and Disequilibrium

Shortages and Surpluses

Visualizing Shortages and Surpluses

Adjustment in the Long Run

Consumer Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Deadweight Loss

Changes in Market Equilibrium

Double-Shift Problems

Market Disequilibrium and Changes in Equilibrium

Markets and the Government

Price Controls: Ceilings and Floors

Price Ceilings

Price Floors

Non-Effective Price Controls

Excise Taxes and Tax Incidence

Excise vs. Lump-Sum Taxes

Graphing Excise Taxes

Understanding Tax Incidence

The Effects of Government Intervention in Markets

Quotas

Tariffs

The Graph Before a Tariff

The Graph After a Tariff

International Trade and Public Policy

Unit 3 Overview: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model

Unit 3.1: The Production Function

Unit 3.2: Short-Run Production Costs

Unit 3.3: Long-Run Production Costs

Unit 3.4: Types of Profit

Unit 3.5: Profit Maximization

Unit 3.6: Firms' Short-Run Decisions to Produce and Long-Run Decisions to Enter or Exit a Market

Unit 3.7: Perfect Competition

What is Production?

Costs of Production and Revenue

Measuring Productivity

The Law of Diminishing Marginal Product

Returns to Scale

The Production Function

What is the Short Run?

Fixed Costs, Variable Costs, and Total Costs

Revenue and Profit

Average and Marginal Cost Curves

Example Table and Graphs

Short-Run Production Costs

Resources in the Long-Run

Economies of Scale

Long-Run Production Costs

The Three Types of Profit

Types of Profit

The Theory of the Firm

MR = MC: The Profit Maximizing Rule

Example

Profit Maximization

Entering and Exiting a Market

The Shut-Down Rule

Firms' Short-Run Decisions to Produce and Long-Run Decisions to Enter or Exit a Market

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