AP Microeconomics

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Advanced Placement Microeconomics (AP Microeconomics) is a course for students interested in college-level work in microeconomics and/or gaining advanced standing in college. The course begins with a study of fundamental economic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity costs, production possibilities, specialization, and comparative advantage. Major topics include the nature of functions of product markets; factor markets; and efficiency, equity, and the role of government.

74,049 students took the AP Microeconomics exam in 2014.

The grade distributions were as follows:

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