Microeconomics emphasizes how individuals make choices with limited resources. Students will examine concepts such as supply and demand, factors of production, roles of labor and management, the relationship between the environment and the economy, and the impact of the government on individual decision making processes. Students study the stock market as an investment option and trace various stocks through the semester using the Wall Street Journal and the Internet as resources. This course prepares students for the AP^® Exam in Microeconomics.

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One Semester

Microeconomics, ISBN- 0073273090 and AP Micro Economics : Student Activity, ISBN- 1561835684

1. Overview
2. The Nature and Functions of Product Markets
3. The Theory of the Firm
4. Factor Markets
5. The Role of Government
6. Exam Review

*One semester course
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