Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts Copyright ACDC Leadership 2015

The Circular Flow Model The Product Market- The “place” where goods and services produced by businesses are sold to households. The Resource (Factor) Market- The “place” where resources (land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship) are sold to businesses. Copyright ACDC Leadership 2015

Resource Market DEMAND SUPPLY Individuals Businesses Government SUPPLY $$$ Income $$$ (Factor payments) $$$ Costs $$$ Resources Resources (Factors of Production) $$$ Taxes Taxes Subsidies Transfer Payments Public Goods Public Goods Individuals Businesses Government $$$ Goods and Services Goods and Services $$$ Revenue $$$ SUPPLY $$$ Spending $$$ DEMAND Product Market 3 Copyright ACDC Leadership 2015

Circular Flow Model Vocab Private Sector- Part of the economy that is run by individuals and businesses Public Sector- Part of the economy that is controlled by the government Factor Payments- Payment for the factors of production, namely rent, wages, interest, and profit Transfer Payments- When the government redistributes income (ex: welfare, social security) Subsidies- Government payments to businesses Copyright ACDC Leadership 2015

2012 Exam C

Circular Flow Model Review Do individuals supply or demand? Do business supply or demand? Who demands in the product market? Who supplies in the product market? Both, they demand products and supply resources Both, the supply products and demand resources Individuals and the government Businesses Copyright ACDC Leadership 2015

The AP Microeconomics Test! 60 Multiple Choice Questions in 70 Minutes 3 Free Response Questions in 55 Minutes OUR TEST WILL MIRROR THE AP TESTS THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS

AP Test Norms Click the link below to access our AP Economics Exam Expectations document. AP Economics Exam Expectations

Free Response Questions When you do a FRQ don’t forget to R.O.L.L.: READ the entire question first ORAGANIZE your answer LIST your answers like the question LABEL everything

Macro 2013 (“Secured Documents Exam”) PROBLEM #1

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Flip to your Problem Set 5 Problem Set Hints: NEVER use your computer to create graphs Answer in the same FORMAT as the questions. (A, B, C i, C ii. etc.) Fully EXPLAIN or give examples when asked to do so. It is better to over explain. Answer the ENTIRE question explicitly. NEVER straight copy your book or my notes. Use your own words and examples. Flip to your Problem Set