AP Microeconomics Exam

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About the Exam

The AP Microeconomics Exam will test your understanding of the economic concepts covered in the course, as well as your ability to define economic principles and models; explain given economic outcomes; determine outcomes of specific economic situations; and model economic situations using graphs or visual representations. A four-function calculator is permitted for use on both sections of the exam.

This is a hybrid digital exam. You’ll complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in the Bluebook testing app. You’ll handwrite your free-response answers in paper exam booklets.

Exam Duration
2hrs 10mins

Exam Date

Mon, May 5, 2025

12 PM Local

This is the regularly scheduled date for the AP Microeconomics Exam.

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Exam Components

Section I: Multiple Choice

60 questions 1hr 10mins 66% of Score

Section II: Free Response

3 questions 1hr 33% of Score

The 60-minute time limit for this section includes a 10-minute reading period.

1 long free-response question (50% of section score)
2 short free-response questions (each worth 25% of section score)

You’ll be asked to:

Make assertions about economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes, and/or effects
Explain economic concepts, principles, models, outcomes, and/or effects
Perform numerical analysis and calculations
Create graphs or visual representations
Answer questions about given graphs and visuals

Exam Essentials

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Practice on Bluebook

Download the Bluebook app and log in with your College Board account information to access test previews for the available digital AP subjects.

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Free-Response Questions and Scoring Information

Go to AP Central to review free-response questions and scoring information from past AP Microeconomics exams. 

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AP Microeconomics Course and Exam Description

This is the core document for the course. It clearly lays out the course content and describes the exam and AP Program in general. The CED was updated in the summer of 2022 to incorporate the change to the calculator policy for the exam.

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Services for Students with Disabilities

Students with documented disabilities may be eligible for accommodations for the through-course assessment and the end-of-course exam. If you’re using assistive technology and need help accessing the PDFs in this section in another format, contact Services for Students with Disabilities at 212-713-8333 or by email at ssd@info.collegeboard.org. For information about taking AP Exams, or other College Board assessments, with accommodations, visit the Services for Students with Disabilities website.

AP Microeconomics

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