AP Microeconomics 🏦

Unit 2

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Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways

• Market prices are determined by supply and demand.
• Changes in supply or demand shift equilibrium price and quantity.
• Elasticity measures responsiveness to price changes.
• Government intervention can create shortages and surpluses.
• Consumer and producer surplus measure market efficiency.

Must Know Equations

Elasticity = % Change in Quantity ÷ % Change in Price

Total Revenue = Price × Quantity

Must Know Vocabulary

Demand
Supply
Equilibrium
Price Ceiling
Price Floor
Consumer Surplus
Producer Surplus
Deadweight Loss
Price Elasticity of Demand
Price Elasticity of Supply

AP Exam Focus

• Draw Supply and Demand graphs.
• Calculate elasticity.
• Analyze government intervention.

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