EXAM
Exam Solution
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RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
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QUESTION 1 ga
Factors of Productionga ga
ANSWER
Labor, Land, Capital, Entrepreneurial ability
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QUESTION 2 ga
Entrepreneurial Ability ga
ANSWER
The effort and know how to put the other resources (Factors of Production) together in a productive v
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QUESTION 3 ga
Trade-offs
ANSWER
The fact that we are faced with scarce resources implies that individuals, firms, and governments are c
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onstantly faced with trade-offs
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QUESTION 4 ga
Marginal
ANSWER
"the next one" or "additional" or "incremental"
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,QUESTION 5 ga
Points outside of the Production Possibilities Curve
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ANSWER
Any point outside the frontier is currently unattainable
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QUESTION 6 ga
The slope of the PPF
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ANSWER
The slope of the curve measures the opportunity cost of the good on the x axis The inverse of the slope
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measures the opportunity cost of the good on the y axis
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QUESTION 7 ga
Shape of a realistic PPFga ga ga ga
ANSWER
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QUESTION 8 ga
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ANSWER
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erefore experiencing the same degree of happiness (utility)
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QUESTION 9 ga
Price of Complementary Goods
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ANSWER
If any two goods are compliments and the price of one good X falls (rises), the consumer demand for th
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e complement good Y increases (decreases)
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QUESTION 10 ga
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A per unit tax is treated by firms as an additional cost of production and would therefore decrease the
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supply cure, or shift it leftward A per unit subsidy lowers the per unit cost of production and therefore
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shifts the supply curve rightward
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QUESTION 11 ga
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ANSWER
When both demand and supply are changing, one of the equilibrium outcomes (price or quantity) is pr
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edictable and one is indeterminant
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QUESTION 12 ga
Consumer Surplus on the Graph ga ga ga ga
ANSWER
The area under the demand curve and above the market price is equal to total consumer surplus
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QUESTION 13 ga
Producer Surplus on the Graph ga ga ga ga
ANSWER
The area above the supply curve and below the market price is equal to total producer surplus
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QUESTION 14 ga
Price Elasticity Formula
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ANSWER
Ed= (%change in quantity demanded of good X)/(%change in the price of good X)
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QUESTION 15 ga
A good is price elastic if...
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ANSWER
If Ed > 1
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QUESTION 16 ga
Exam Solution
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AP Microeconomics Exam Review 2026 A+ GRADE ASSU
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RED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (
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51F28)
QUESTION 1 ga
Factors of Productionga ga
ANSWER
Labor, Land, Capital, Entrepreneurial ability
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QUESTION 2 ga
Entrepreneurial Ability ga
ANSWER
The effort and know how to put the other resources (Factors of Production) together in a productive v
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QUESTION 3 ga
Trade-offs
ANSWER
The fact that we are faced with scarce resources implies that individuals, firms, and governments are c
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onstantly faced with trade-offs
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QUESTION 4 ga
Marginal
ANSWER
"the next one" or "additional" or "incremental"
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,QUESTION 5 ga
Points outside of the Production Possibilities Curve
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ANSWER
Any point outside the frontier is currently unattainable
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QUESTION 6 ga
The slope of the PPF
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ANSWER
The slope of the curve measures the opportunity cost of the good on the x axis The inverse of the slope
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measures the opportunity cost of the good on the y axis
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QUESTION 7 ga
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 8 ga
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ANSWER
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erefore experiencing the same degree of happiness (utility)
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QUESTION 9 ga
Price of Complementary Goods
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ANSWER
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e complement good Y increases (decreases)
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QUESTION 10 ga
Taxes and Subsidies ga ga
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shifts the supply curve rightward
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QUESTION 11 ga
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ANSWER
When both demand and supply are changing, one of the equilibrium outcomes (price or quantity) is pr
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QUESTION 12 ga
Consumer Surplus on the Graph ga ga ga ga
ANSWER
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QUESTION 13 ga
Producer Surplus on the Graph ga ga ga ga
ANSWER
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QUESTION 14 ga
Price Elasticity Formula
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ANSWER
Ed= (%change in quantity demanded of good X)/(%change in the price of good X)
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QUESTION 15 ga
A good is price elastic if...
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ANSWER
If Ed > 1
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QUESTION 16 ga