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AP Microeconomics, one topic at a time

The exam is the afternoon of Tuesday, May 4, 2027: 60 multiple-choice and 3 free-response questions in 2 hr 10 min. Ashore has a short lesson for every topic in all 6 units, then practice on just that idea. Free response and mock exams follow the May 2027 format.

Exam day

May 4

2027 Tuesday · Afternoon

  • 60 multiple choice · 70 min
  • 3 free response · 60 min
  • Scored 1 to 5

What's on the May 2027 exam

How the exam is split, how long each part runs and what you can use.

Section IMultiple choice60 questions70 min67% of scoreFour-function calculator
Section IIFree response3 questions60 min33% of scoreFour-function calculatorWritten on paper

How students scored in May 2026

AP Microeconomics 2026 score distribution
Scored 5Scored 4Scored 3Scored 2Scored 1
19%26%23%20%12%

Source: College Board score distributions. Compare all 40 AP exams

AP Microeconomics score calculator: enter your section results and see an estimated 1–5 score.

All 6 units

Percentages are the College Board's ranges for how much of the multiple-choice section each unit can be.

  1. Unit 1 · 12–15%

    Basic Economic Concepts

    Scarcity · Resource Allocation and Economic Systems · Production Possibilities Curve · Comparative Advantage and Trade · Cost-Benefit Analysis · Marginal Analysis and Consumer Choice

  2. Unit 2 · 20–25%

    Supply and Demand

    Demand · Supply · Price Elasticity of Demand · Price Elasticity of Supply · Other Elasticities · Consumer and Producer Surplus · Changes in Equilibrium · Government Intervention in Markets · International Trade and Public Policy

  3. Unit 3 · 22–25%

    Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model

    The Production Function · Short-Run Production Costs · Long-Run Production Costs · Types of Profit · Profit Maximization · Short-Run and Long-Run Decisions · Perfect Competition

  4. Unit 4 · 15–22%

    Imperfect Competition

    Introduction to Imperfectly Competitive Markets · Monopoly · Price Discrimination · Monopolistic Competition · Oligopoly and Game Theory

  5. Unit 5 · 10–13%

    Factor Markets

    Introduction to Factor Markets · Changes in Factor Demand and Factor Supply · Profit-Maximizing Behavior in Factor Markets · Monopsonistic Markets

  6. Unit 6 · 8–13%

    Market Failure and the Role of Government

    Socially Efficient and Inefficient Market Outcomes · Externalities · Public and Private Goods · Government Intervention in Different Markets · Inequality

How you'll study Micro

  • A lesson for every topic

    Each one explains a single idea step by step, then checks it with a few questions.

  • Practice on each topic

    Questions build from easy to exam level. Any you miss come back as similar ones 1, 3 and 7 days later.

  • Free response

    Write under the exam timer, then score each answer point by point, the way an AP reader would.

  • Mock exams and a predicted score

    Same sections, time limits and calculator rules as the May exam. Every set and mock updates your predicted 1 to 5.

Pricing

Start free, then try everything for a week

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  • A study plan to your test date
  • One free practice day a week: 3 lessons, 60 questions
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  • Every lesson in every course
  • Every practice question, no limits
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Questions

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Tuesday, May 4, 2027, in the afternoon session. Your school confirms the start time.

See where Micro is costing you points

The starting check takes about 15 minutes. Free, no card.

Starting check

SAT Math · 1 of 5

Calculator allowed

A jacket's price is increased by 20% and then the new price is decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?
  • A96%96\%
  • B100%100\%
  • C104%104\%
  • D80%80\%