FenDoDo’s AP Microeconomics course is designed to help you build a strong foundation in economic theory, master AP exam skills, and earn top scores. Our expert tutors guide you through all major topics, FRQ practice, and real-world applications, ensuring college readiness and academic success.
Course Content
- Basic Economic Concepts: Scarcity, opportunity cost, production possibilities, comparative advantage, and specialization.
- Supply & Demand: Market equilibrium, price controls, elasticity, and consumer/producer surplus.
- Consumer & Producer Behavior: Marginal utility, costs, production, profit maximization, and efficiency.
- Market Structures: Perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and pricing strategies.
- Factor Markets: Labor markets, wage determination, marginal productivity, and capital markets.
- Market Failure & Public Policy: Externalities, public goods, regulation, and government intervention.
- Exam Skills: Data analysis, drawing and interpreting graphs, applying economic models, and answering multiple choice and free-response questions.
- FRQ Practice: Step-by-step solutions, effective explanations, and mark scheme tips for maximizing your score.
Exam Structure
- Section I: Multiple Choice (66% of score)
- 60 questions
- 70 minutes
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- Section II: Free Response (33% of score)
- 1 Long FRQ (50% of FRQ section)
- 2 Short FRQs (25% each of FRQ section)
- 60 minutes (includes a 10-minute reading period)
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Skills Developed
- Applying economic reasoning to solve real-world problems
- Critical analysis and evaluation of markets and policies
- Drawing, labeling, and explaining economic graphs
- Constructing strong written arguments for FRQs
- Time management and test-taking strategy
Who Should Take AP Microeconomics?
- High school students aiming for college credit or advanced placement in economics
- Anyone interested in economics, business, public policy, or related fields
- Students preparing for competitive college applications
- Learners looking to develop analytical and writing skills
College Credit
Many U.S. colleges grant credit or advanced placement for high AP Microeconomics scores (usually a 4 or 5). This can satisfy introductory economics or social science course requirements, allowing students to advance to intermediate or higher-level economics courses earlier in their college curriculum.
