AP Microeconomics

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AP Microeconomics is a college-level course that focuses on the economic behavior of individuals and firms. It explores how these economic agents make decisions, interact in markets, and influence overall economic outcomes.

Key topics covered in AP Microeconomics include:

Basic economic concepts: scarcity, opportunity cost, production possibilities curve, comparative advantage.
Supply and demand: understanding market forces and their impact on prices and quantities.
Production and costs: analyzing how firms make production decisions and determine costs.
Perfect competition: studying the characteristics and outcomes of perfectly competitive markets.
Imperfect competition: exploring different market structures like monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition.
Factor markets: analyzing the markets for labor, land, and capital.
Market failure and government intervention: examining situations where markets don’t allocate resources efficiently and the role of government in addressing these issues.
The course emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to apply economic concepts to real-world situations. It is designed to prepare students for college-level economics courses or careers in business, economics, or related fields.

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