AP Course
AP Microeconomics studies how individuals and firms allocate scarce resources. You will use graphs, marginal thinking, and cost-revenue comparisons to explain prices, output, and efficiency. These notes are original Marlow Works starters. Confirm unit weights on the official course page.
Current unit structure with original lessons. Weights come from the official course page and should be re-checked there.
Unit 1 of 6 · 12–15%
2 lessons
Scarcity forces trade-offs. Models make those trade-offs visible.
Unit 2 of 6 · 20–25%
2 lessons
Prices form where buying plans meet selling plans, then policies move those curves.
Unit 3 of 6 · 22–25%
2 lessons
Costs rise with output. In perfect competition, price is given and profit tells firms to stay or leave.
Unit 4 of 6 · 15–22%
2 lessons
When firms face downward-sloping demand, price and efficiency change.
Unit 5 of 6 · 10–13%
2 lessons
Wages and other factor prices come from the extra revenue an input produces.
Unit 6 of 6 · 8–13%
2 lessons
Externalities, public goods, and inequality are cases where private markets miss social costs or benefits.
Original Marlow Works questions for this course. They are not College Board items.
A binding price ceiling is set below equilibrium in the market for rental apartments. What is the most likely result?
Original Marlow Works item — not a College Board question.
Take your time—this is practice, not a test.
External links with reuse status. Marlow Works is independent and does not copy restricted exam or textbook material.
Official / link only
Official six-unit framework for markets, costs, and market failure.
College Board · All rights reserved · accessed 2026-10-01
Open sourceCC BY — attribution required
Open microeconomics background for scarcity, markets, and elasticity.
Open Textbook Library listing · CC BY · accessed 2026-10-01
Open sourceOfficial / link only
Federal Reserve economic data. Terms vary by series; do not scrape or ingest.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis · Varies by series · accessed 2026-10-01
Open sourceUse these College Board pages as curriculum references. Marlow Works is independent and does not copy official sample questions or copyrighted exam text.