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Microeconomics Practice Exam From the 2012 Administration This Practice Exam from the 2012 international administration is provided by the College Board for AP Exam preparation. Teachers are permitted to download the materials and make copies to use with their students in a classroom setting only. To maintain the security of this exam, teachers should collect all materials after their administration and keep them in a secure location. Exams may not be posted on school or personal websites, nor electronically redistributed for any reason. Further distribution of these materials outside of the secure College Board site disadvantages teachers who rely on uncirculated questions for classroom testing. Any additional distribution is in violation of the College Board’s copyright policies and may result in the termination of Practice Exam access for your school as well as the removal of access to other online services such as the AP Teacher Community and Online Score Reports.

Contents Exam Instructions Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions Section II: Free-Response Questions Multiple-Choice Answer Key Free-Response Scoring Guidelines Scoring Worksheet Note: This publication shows the page numbers that appeared in the 2011−12 AP Exam Instructions book and in the actual exam. This publication was not repaginated to begin with page 1. © 2012 The College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, SAT and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Permission to use copyrighted College Board materials may be requested online at: www.collegeboard.com/inquiry/cbpermit.html.

B Exam Instructions The following contains instructions taken from the 2011−12 AP Exam Instructions book.

68 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Section I: At a Glance Section II: At a Glance AP® Microeconomics Exam Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Thursday afternoon, May 17, 2012Late-Test\bng Exam Date: Wednesday afternoon, May 23, 2012 Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Number o\b Questions: 60 Percent o\b Total Score: 66.6% Writing Instrument: Pencil required Total Time: 1 hour Number o\b Questions: 3 Percent o\b Total Score: 33.3% Writing Instrument: Pen \bith black or dark blue ink Reading Period Time: 10 minutes Use this time to read the questions and plan your answers. Writing Period Time: 50 minutes Question 1 Suggested Time: 25 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 50% Question 2 Suggested Time: 12.5 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 25% Question 3 Suggested Time: 12.5 minutes Percent o\b Section II Score: 25% Section I: Multiple Choice Booklet Instructions Section II: \bree Response Booklet Instructions Section I of this exam contains 60 multiple-choice questions. Fill in only the circles for numbers 1 through 60 on your ans\ber sheet. Indicate all of your ans\bers to the multiple-choice questions on the ans\ber sheet. No credit \bill be given for anything \britten in this exam booklet, but you may use the booklet for notes or scratch \bork. After you have decided \bhich of the suggested ans\bers is best, completely fill in the corresponding circle on the ans\ber sheet. Give only one ans\ber to each question. If you change an ans\ber, be sure that the previous mark is erased completely. Use your time effectively, \borking as quickly as you can \bithout losing accuracy. Do not spend too much time on any one question. Go on to other questions and come back to the ones you have not ans\bered if you have time. It is not expected that everyone \bill kno\b the ans\bers to all of the multiple-choice questions. Your total score on the multiple-choice section is based only on the number of questions ans\bered correctly. Points are not deducted for incorrect ans\bers or unans\bered questions. The questions for Section II are printed in this booklet. You may use page 3 of this booklet to organize your ans\bers and for scratch \bork, but you must \brite your ans\bers on the lined pages provided for each question. The proctor \bill announce the beginning and end of the reading period. You are advised to spend the 10-minute period reading all the questions, and to use page 3 to sketch graphs, make notes, and plan your ans\bers. Do NOT begin \briting on the lined pages until the proctor tells you to do so. Write clearly and legibly. Do not skip lines. Cross out any errors you make; crossed-out \bork \bill not be scored. Manage your time carefully. You may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may revie\b your responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced.

69 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam • Exam packets • Ans\ber sheets • AP Student Packs • 2011\b12 AP Coordinator’s Manual • This book — AP Exam Instructions • School Code and Home-School/Self- Study Codes • Pencil sharpener • Extra No. 2 pencils \bith erasers • Extra pens \bith black or dark blue ink • Lined paper • Stapler • Watch • Signs for the door to the testing room – “Exam in Progress” – “Cell phones are prohibited in the testing room” SECTION I: Multiple Choice ! Do not begin the exam instructions below until you have completed the appropriate General Instructions \bor your group. Make sure you begin the exam at the designated time. Macroeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday morning, May 17, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday morning, May 23, and you will be taking the AP Macroeconomics Exam. Microeconomics If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday afternoon, May 17, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Wednesday afternoon, May 23, and you will be taking the AP Microeconomics Exam. In a moment, you will open the packet that contains your exam materials. By opening this packet, you agree to all of the AP Program’s policies and procedures outlined in the 2011-12 Bulletin for AP Students and Parents . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from your exam packet and take out

70 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Economics the Section I booklet, but do not open the booklet or the shrinkwrapped Section II materials. Put the white seals aside. . . . Look at page 1 of your answer sheet and locate the dark blue box near the top right-hand corner that states, “Take the AP Exam label from your Section I booklet and place the label here.”. . . Now look at the front cover of your exam booklet and locate the AP Exam label near the top left of the cover. . . . Carefully peel off the AP Exam label and place it on your answer sheet on the dark blue box that we just identified. . . . Now read the statements on the front cover of Section I and look up when you have finished. . . . Sign your name and write today’s date. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now print your full legal name where indicated. Are there any questions? . . . Turn to the back cover and read it completely. Look up when you have finished. . . . Are there any questions? . . . Section I is the multiple-choice portion of the exam. You may never discuss these specific multiple-choice questions at any time in any form with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose these questions through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. Are there any questions? . . . You must complete the answer sheet using a No. 2 pencil only. Mark all of your responses on your answer sheet, one response per question. Completely fill in the circles. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. No credit will be given for anything written in the exam booklet. Scratch paper is not allowed, but you may use the margins or any blank space in the exam booklet for scratch work. Calculators are not allowed on any part of this exam. Are there any questions? . . . You have 1 hour and 10 minutes for this section. Open your Section I booklet and begin. 12 6 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are marking their ans\bers in pencil on their ans\ber sheets, and that they are not looking at their shrink\brapped Section II booklets. After 1 hour and 10 minutes, say: Stop working. Close your booklet and put your answer sheet on your desk, face up. Make sure you have your AP number label and an AP Exam label on page 1 of your answer sheet. I will now collect your answer sheet.

71 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS Collect an ans\ber sheet from each student. Check that each ans\ber sheet has an AP number label and an AP Exam label. Then say: Now you must seal your exam booklet. Remove the white seals from the backing and press one on each area of your exam booklet cover marked “PLACE SEAL HERE.” \bold each seal over the back cover. When you have finished, place the booklet on your desk, face up. I will now collect your Section I booklet. . . . Check that each student has signed the front cover of the sealed Section I booklet. There is a 10-minute break bet\been Sections I and II. When all Section I materials have been collected and accounted for and you are ready for the break, say: Please listen carefully to these instructions before we take a 10-minute break. Everything you placed under your chair at the beginning of the exam must stay there. Leave your shrinkwrapped Section II packet on your desk during the break. You are not allowed to consult teachers, other students, or textbooks about the exam during the break. You may not make phone calls, send text messages, check email, use a social networking site, or access any electronic or communication device. Remember, you are not allowed to discuss the multiple-choice section of this exam. \bailure to adhere to any of these rules could result in cancellation of your score. Are there any questions? . . . 12 6 3 9 You may begin your break. Testing will resume at . SECTION II: Free Response After the break, say: May I have everyone’s attention? Place your Student Pack on your desk. . . . You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II packet, but do not open the exam booklet until you are told to do so. . . . Read the bulleted statements on the front cover of the exam booklet. Look up when you have finished. . . . Now place an AP number label on the shaded box. If you don’t have any AP number labels, write your AP number in the box. Look up when you have finished. . . . Read the last statement. . . . Using your pen, print the first, middle and last initials of your legal name in the boxes and print today’s date where indicated. This constitutes your signature and your agreement to the statements on the front cover. . . . Turn to the back cover and read Item 1 under “Important Identification Information.” Print the first two letters of your last name and the first letter of your first name in the boxes. Look up when you have finished. . . . In Item 2, print your date of birth in the boxes. . . .

72 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. Economics In Item 3, write the school code you printed on the front of your Student Pack in the boxes. . . . Read Item 4. . . . Are there any questions? . . . I need to collect the Student Pack from anyone who will be taking another AP Exam. You may keep it only if you are not taking any other AP Exams this year. If you have no other AP Exams to take, place your Student Pack under your chair now. . . . While Student Packs are being collected, read the information on the back cover of the exam booklet. Do not open the booklet until you are told to do so. Look up when you have finished. . . . Collect the Student Packs. Then say: Are there any questions? . . . Section II begins with a 10-minute reading period. During the reading period, you will read and plan what you will write. Are there any questions? . . . You may now begin the 10-minute reading period. 126 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are \briting any notes in the appropriate areas in the Section II booklet. If any students begin \briting their responses during this time, remind them that the reading period is not yet over, and that the reading period is designed to provide students \bith time to develop better organized, higher scoring responses. If the students choose to continue \briting responses, take no further action. After 10 minutes, say: Stop. The reading period is over. You have 50 minutes to complete Section II. You are responsible for pacing yourself, and may proceed freely from one question to the next. You must write your answers in the Section II booklet using a pen. You are not permitted to use other colored pens or pencils to draw graphs or diagrams. If you need more paper during the exam, raise your hand. At the top of each extra piece of paper you use, be sure to write only your AP number and the number of the question you are working on. Do not write your name. Are there any questions? . . . You may begin. 12 6 3 9 Note Start Time here . Note Stop Time here . Check that students are using pens and that they are \briting their ans\bers in their exam booklets. After 40 minutes, say: There are 10 minutes remaining. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working and close your exam booklet. Place it on your desk, face up. . . .

73 © 2012 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the We\b: www.college\board.org. AP Exam Instruction\is ECONO\bICS If any students used extra paper for the free-response section, have those students staple the extra sheet/s to the first page corresponding to that question in their exam booklets. Then say: Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected. . . . Collect a Section II booklet from each student. Check for the follo\bing: • Exam booklet front cover: The student placed an AP number label on the shaded box, and printed his or her initials and today’s date. • Exam booklet back cover: The student completed the “Important Identification Information” area. When all exam materials have been collected and accounted for, return to students any electronic devices you may have collected before the start of the exam. If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: You may not discuss these specific free-response questions with anyone unless they are released on the College Board website in about two days. You should receive your score report in the mail about the third week of July. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: None of the questions in this exam may ever be discussed or shared in any way at any time. You should receive your score report in the mail about the third week of July. If any students completed the AP number card at the beginning of this exam, say: Please remember to take your AP number card with you. Then say: You are now dismissed. All exam materials should be put in secure storage until they are returned to the AP Program after your school’s last administration. Before storing materials, check the “School Use Only” section on page 1 of the ans\ber sheet and: • Fill in the appropriate section number circle in order to vie\b a separate AP Instructional Planning Report (for regularly scheduled exams only) or Subject Score Roster at the class section or teacher level. See “Post-Exam Activities” in the 2011\b12 AP Coordinator’s Manual . • Check your list of students \bho are eligible for fee reductions and fill in the appropriate circle on their registration ans\ber sheets.

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B Student Answer Sheet for the Multiple-Choice Section Use this section to capture student responses. (Note that the following answer sheet is a sample, and may differ from one used in an actual exam.)

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -3- MICROECONOMICS Section I Time —70 minutes 60 Questions Directions: Each of the questions or inco mplete statements below is followe d by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. 1. Which of the following best defines opportunity cost? (A) It is the cost of producing those goods most desired by a given economy. (B) It is the cost of the input mix that will lead to the greatest rate of growth for a given company. (C) It is the amount of one product that must be given up in order to produce an additional unit of another product. (D) It is the use of the least-cost method of production. (E) It is the cost of labor used in the production process. 2. Which of the following explains why a production possibilities curve is often represented as concave (bowed out) from the origin? (A) The law of demand (B) The law of supply (C) Constant returns to scale (D) Decreasing opportunity cost (E) Increasing opportunity cost 3. Assume that consumers consider popcorn and pretzels to be substitutes. A significant decrease in the supply of popcorn will affect the pretzel market by (A) increasing the demand for pretzels and therefore the supply of pretzels (B) increasing the demand for pretzels and therefore the price of pretzels (C) decreasing the demand for pretzels and therefore the price of pretzels (D) increasing the supply of pretzels and therefore the price of pretzels (E) decreasing the supply of pretzels and therefore the price of pretzels

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4- 4. In the market depicted in the diagram above, if the government imposes a price ceiling of $1.00 per gallon on gasoline, which of the following will result? (A) A surplus of 6 billion gallons (B) A shortage of 6 billion gallons (C) A surplus of 12 billion gallons (D) A shortage of 12 billion gallons (E) Neither a surplus nor a shortage, because the price ceiling would not be effective 5. Assume that Clark spends his entire income on the purchase of two goods, X and Y. If his income and the prices of good X and Y all double, Clark will (A) double the purchase of goods X and Y (B) buy more of good X and less of good Y (C) buy less of good X and more of good Y (D) buy less of both goods X and Y (E) buy the same amounts of goods X and Y 6. Suppose that a firm begins to hire workers for a newly completed plant with a fixed amount of machinery. As the firm hires additional workers, one would expect the marginal product to (A) fall initially, but eventually rise (B) rise initially, but eventually fall (C) rise consistently due to diminishing return (D) rise consistently due to the advantages of specialization (E) rise consistently due to economies of scale 7. In the short run, which of the following costs must continuously decrease as output produced increases? (A) Total variable cost (B) Total fixed cost (C) Average variable cost (D) Average fixed cost (E) Average total cost Questions 8-9 refer to the graph below. 8. If the firm produces 10 units of output, its economic profits will equal (A) 0 (B) $50 (C) $100 (D) $150 (E) $200 9. Which of the following is most likely to occur if the firm increases production beyond 10 units? (A) Consumers would be willing to purchase more than 10 units at the price of $20 per unit. (B) The firm would definitely experience a loss. (C) The firm would have to lower its price to sell more than 10 units. (D) The firm’s average cost of production would initially increase. (E) The firm’s profits would increase.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -5- 10. Which of the following statements about a constant-cost perfectly competitive industry in long-run equilibrium must be true? (A) An increase in demand will cause no change in the long-run equilibrium price. (B) An increase in demand will cause no change in the long-run equilibrium quantity. (C) The long-run supply curve is upward sloping. (D) The long-run supply curve is perfectly inelastic. (E) The total cost of production remains the same as output increases. 11. In which of the following market structures do firms recognize their mu tual interdependence? (A) Oligopoly (B) Monopoly (C) Perfect competition (D) Unregulated natural monopoly (E) Monopsony 12. Assume that a profit-maximizing firm is perfectly competitive in both the output and the factor markets and is at its long-run equilibrium. The firm’s output is 100 units, its total revenue is $600.00, and the fixed cost of production is $50.00. Based on this information, which of the following is true for the firm? (A) Its marginal cost is $5.50, and its average total cost is $5.50. (B) Its marginal cost is $5.50, and its average variable cost is $5.50. (C) Its marginal cost is $6.00, and its average total cost is $5.50. (D) Its marginal cost is $6.00, and its average fixed cost is $5.50. (E) Its marginal cost is $6.00, and its average variable cost is $5.50. 13. Businesses employ workers from city neighborhoods and rural areas. These workers are perfect substitutes and cannot relocate in the short run. The government offers businesses a wage subsidy if they hire workers from city neighborhoods. What is the effect of the subsidy on the wage rate of rural workers and on the total hours they work? Wage Rate of Total Hours Worked Rural Workers by Rural Workers (A) Increase Decrease (B) No change Increase (C) No change Decrease (D) Decrease Decrease (E) Decrease No change 14. A per-unit tax on pollution produced by a firm will affect the firm’s output and pollution levels in which of the following ways? Output Pollution (A) Increase Increase (B) Increase Decrease (C) Decrease Increase (D) Decrease Decrease (E) No change No change 15. Which of the following will most likely lead to a more equal distribution of income? (A) More regressive national sales tax (B) More progressive income taxes (C) An increase in the high school dropout rate (D) An increase in structural unemployment (E) An increase in earnings for owners of capital

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6- 16. Assume both Italy and Greece produce only two goods: wine and olive oil. If Italy holds a comparative advantage in the production of wine, then which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) Italy must hold an absolute advantage in the production of wine. (B) Greece holds a comparative advantage in the production of olive oil. (C) Italy’s opportunity cost of producing one additional unit of wine is lower than Greece’s. (D) Greece’s opportunity cost of producing one additional unit of olive oil is lower than Italy’s. (E) If trade is open between them, these countries have an incentive to trade. 17. Following a prolonged power outage, the price of flashlights normally increases significantly. If cities had passed laws prohibiting price increases for flashlights, during power outages such laws would most likely (A) make flashlights more available (B) create a shortage of flashlights (C) shift the demand curve for flashlights to the right (D) shift the supply curve for flashlights to the left (E) have no effect on the availability of flashlights

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -7- Questions 18-19 are based on the diagram below, which shows the effect of a unit tax placed on a good. 18. What is the price paid by consumers and the net price received by producers after the tax is paid? Paid by Received by Consumers Producers (A) $11.00 $10.45 (B) $11.00 $10.00 (C) $10.45 $10.00 (D) $10.45 $9.45 (E) $10.00 $9.45 19. According to the diagram, what is the dollar amount of the unit tax? (A) $0.00 (B) $0.45 (C) $0.55 (D) $1.00 (E) $1.45

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -8- 20. According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, which of the following is true? (A) Total satisfaction decreases as more units of a good are consumed. (B) The additional satisfaction received from consuming extra units of a good decreases as consumption of the good increases. (C) The additional satisfaction received from consuming extra units of a good decreases as consumption of the good decreases. (D) The additional satisfaction received from consuming extra units of a good increases as consumption of the good increases. (E) When marginal utility is decreasing, total utility is decreasing. 21. Within the range of market demand, which of the following is consistent with the conditions of a natural monopoly? (A) Long-run total cost decreases as output increases. (B) Long-run average total cost remains constant as output increases. (C) Long-run average total cost decreases as output increases. (D) Marginal cost ex ceeds average cost. (E) Setting price equal to marginal cost will maximize profits. 22. A farmer grows wheat using two inputs: labor and land whose prices are constant. If she doubles her inputs, she finds that the quan tity of wheat produced more than doubles. Therefore, it must be true that in this output range her long-run average total cost curve is (A) upward sloping (B) downward sloping (C) horizontal (D) vertical (E) U-shaped 23. A constant-cost, perfectly competitive gadget industry is in long-run equilibrium. An increase in the number of consumers of gadgets will most likely result in (A) higher short-run and long-run prices for gadgets (B) reduced short-run profits, followed by the exit of some firms (C) an upward shift in all short-run cost curves, followed by a higher long-run price for gadgets (D) a higher short-run price for gadgets, followed by an increase in the quantity produced (E) a decrease in the demand for gadgets, followed by a decrease in the supply of gadgets

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10- Questions 26-27 are based on the following table, which shows the relationship between the number of workers and coal output (in tons per day). Number of Workers Total Output of Coal 0 0 1 25 2 44 3 60 4 70 5 75 26. How many workers would the coal company want to hire if the price of coal were competitively priced at $5 per ton and the wage rate were $40 per day? (A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2 (E) 0 27. The marginal physical product of the second worker is (A) 19 (B) 22 (C) 25 (D) 44 (E) 75 28. Instead of being employed at a printing company at a salary of $25,000 per year, Sally starts her own printing firm. Rather than renting a building that she owns to someone else for $10,000 per year, she uses it as the location for her company. Her costs for workers, materials, advertising, and energy during her first year are $125,000. If the total revenue from her printing company is $155,000, her total economic profit is (A) -$5,000 (B) $5,000 (C) $20,000 (D) $30,000 (E) $120,000 29. If the production of a good generates a positive externality, the government can increase allocative efficiency by (A) taxing the producer of the good (B) subsidizing the producer of the good (C) prosecuting firms that produce the good without proper permits (D) setting a price ceiling to encourage production of the good (E) setting a price floor to discourage production of the good 30. Which of the following is the best example of a pure public good? (A) Electricity from a public utility (B) Mail delivery service by the post office (C) Social Security payments (D) National defense (E) Imported oil

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -11- UNITS OF MANUFACTURED GOODS AND SERVICE GOODS PRODUCED USING ONE HOUR OF LABOR Country Manufactured Goods Service Goods A 100 units 300 units B 75 units 150 units 31. According to the information in the table above, which of the following statements is true if both countries have the same number of workers? (A) Country A has both an absolute and a comparative advantage in manufactured goods. (B) Country A has an absolute advantage in manufactured goods but a comparative advantage in service goods. (C) Country B has a comparative advantage in service goods but no absolute advantage in either good. (D) Country A has an absolute advantage in service goods but a comparative advantage in manufactured goods. (E) Country B has an absolute advantage in manufactured goods, but without more information, it is not possible to tell in which product it has a comparative advantage. 32. Which of the following would most likely result in a decrease in the equilibrium price of oranges? (A) The weather during this orange-growing season is not as good as it was last year. (B) The price of apples, a substitute for oranges, is higher this year than last year. (C) New studies suggest that oranges contain traces of cancer-causing substances due to pesticide residue. (D) A tree-killing fungus spreads through orange orchards across the country. (E) Firms in the orange industry launch an effective advertising campaign. 33. If a severe drought destroys a significant portion of the peanut crop and p eanut farmers’ revenues increase, which of the following is true over the observed range of prices? (A) The demand for peanuts must be unit price elastic. (B) The demand for peanuts must be price elastic. (C) The demand for peanuts must be price inelastic. (D) The supply of peanuts must be price inelastic. (E) The supply of peanuts must be price elastic. 34. Promoters of a rock group know that if they charged $8 a ticket, 400 pe ople would buy tickets for a concert, and if they charged $4 a ticket, 800 people would buy tickets. Over this price range, the demand for the concert tickets for the rock group is (A) elastic (B) inelastic (C) unit elastic (D) perfectly elastic (E) perfectly inelastic

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -12- 35. Assume that people like onions on their hamburgers. If the supply of hamburgers decreases, the demand for onions will most likely (A) remain unchanged b ecause hamburgers and onions are different goods (B) increase because hamburgers and onions are substitutes (C) increase because hamburgers and onions are complements (D) decrease because hamburgers and onions are complements (E) decrease because hamburgers and onions are substitutes 36. If labor is the only variable input in the production process, the short-run marginal cost curve is upward sloping because which of the following occurs as more and more labor is added? (A) Output decreases, and thus marginal cost increases. (B) Output increases, and thus marginal cost increases. (C) Output increases at an increasing rate, and thus the cost of producing each additional unit of output increases. (D) Output increases at a decreasing rate, and thus the cost of producing each additional unit of output increases. (E) Output increases at a decreasing rate, and thus the cost of producing each additional unit of output decreases. 37. At a firm’s current rate of output, the marginal cost is $65, the average variable cost is $35, the average fixed cost is $30, and the product price is $65. Which of the following statements is true for the firm? (A) Economic profits are zero because marginal revenue equals marginal cost. (B) Economic profits are negative because total revenue is less than total cost. (C) Economic profits are positive because total revenue is greater than total cost. (D) Economic profits are negative because price is greater than average variable cost. (E) Economic profits are zero because price equals average total cost. 38. The graph above shows the short-run cost curves of a firm in a perfectly competitive market. Which of the following are true at the firm’s profit- maximizing output level? I. Price exceeds average total cost. II. Economic profits are zero. III. Marginal cost equals average total cost. IV. New firms are likely to enter the market in the long run. (A) I and II only (B) I and III only (C) I and IV only (D) II, III, and IV only (E) I, II, III, and IV

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -13- 39. Which of the following best describes an oligopolistic market? (A) Many sellers with identical products and no barriers to entry (B) Many sellers, each with a clearly differentiated product, and no barriers to entry (C) A few competing sellers with similar products and high barriers to entry (D) A few competing sellers of identical products and no barriers to entry (E) No competition among sellers and high barriers to entry 40. The payoff matrix below shows the per-unit profits associated with the production strategies of two utility companies, UA and UB. Each firm has two choices: to reduce production by 10 percent or by 20 percent. The first entry in each cell indicates the profits to UA, and the second, the profits to UB. UB Reduces Production by 20 Percent Reduces Production by 10 Percent UA Reduces Production by 20 Percent $150, $150 $50, $250 Reduces Production by 10 Percent $250, $50 $100, $100 Based on the information, and assuming no cooperation, which of the following statements is true? (A) Neither company has a dominant strategy. (B) Both companies have an incentive to reduce production by 10%. (C) Both companies have an incentive to reduce production by 20%. (D) Only UA has an incentive to reduce production by 20%. (E) Only UB has an incentive to reduce production by 20%.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -14- 41. In order to minimize short-run losses, a profit- maximizing firm will necessarily shut down production under which of the following conditions? (A) Total revenue is less than total cost. (B) Marginal cost is greater than average total cost. (C) Marginal cost is less than marginal revenue. (D) Average revenue is less than average variable cost. (E) Average revenue is less than average total cost. 42. An increase in the effective minimum wage will have less of an impact on employment if the demand for labor is (A) a derived demand (B) decreasing (C) relatively elastic (D) relatively inelastic (E) unit elastic 43. If a firm employs only labor and capital in its production process, which of the following best describes the optimal combination of inputs for the firm in the long run? (A) The marginal product per dollar spent on labor is equal to the marginal product per dollar spent on capital. (B) The marginal product of labor is equal to the marginal product of capital. (C) The total product of labor is equal to the total product of capital. (D) The marginal product of labor and capital are both zero. (E) All marginal products are equal to all average products. 44. Most economists argue that a monopoly is inefficient because it (A) has no incentive to minimize its costs (B) produces too little output and sets a price above marginal cost (C) earns too much profit by charging consumers any price it wants (D) produces too much output and thus wastes scarce resources (E) usually produces unsafe products if not regulated by government

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -15- PERCENTAGE OF INCOME RECEIVED, 2010 Quintile Before Taxes and Transfers After Taxes and Transfers Lowest 20 percent 1.1 5.1 Second 20 percent 7.9 11.1 Third 20 percent 15.5 16.5 Fourth 20 percent 24.7 23.8 Highest 20 percent 50.7 43.5 45. The table above shows the distribution of income in Country X in 2010 before and after taxes and transfer payments. Which of the following can be concluded about the effect of the government’s tax and transfer policies on income distribution in Country X? (A) The distribution of income is significantly less equal after accounting for the impact of government policies. (B) The distribution of income is about the same after accounting for the impact of government policies. (C) The largest gainers from government policies are the third and fourth quintile groups. (D) The only quintile to benefit from government policies is the lowest quintile. (E) The major transfer of income is from the highest quintile to the two lowest quintiles.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -16- 46. After graduating from high school, Peggy Smith decided to enroll in a two-year program at the local community college rather than to accept a job that offered a salary of $12,000 per year. If the annual tuition and fees are $4,600, the annual opportunity cost of attending the community college is (A) $4,600 (B) $7,400 (C) $12,000 (D) $16,600 (E) $24,000 47. In which of the following situations is a good NOT scarce? (A) Consumers give up nothing to obtain more of the good. (B) Consumers can purchase as much of the good as they want at its current market price. (C) Large quantities of the good are available in the marketplace. (D) There is a surplus of the good at some positive price. (E) There is a shortage of the good at some positive price. 48. Suppose that the market supply curve for shoes is upward sloping and the market demand curve is downward sloping. How will the imposition of a sales tax on shoes affect the consumer surplus, the producer surplus, and the total surplus? Consumer Producer Total Surplus Surplus Surplus (A) Decrease Decrease Decrease (B) Decrease Increase Increase (C) Decrease Increase Decrease (D) Increase Decrease Decrease (E) Increase Increase Increase 49. At her current level of consumption, a consumer is willing to pay up to $1.50 for a bottle of water and up to $1,500 for a diamond ring because the (A) total utility of diamond rings is greater than the total utility of water (B) total utility of water is less than the marginal utility of a diamond ring (C) marginal utility of a bottle of water is less than the marginal utility of a diamond ring (D) marginal utility of a bottle of water is greater than the marginal utility of a diamond ring (E) consumer is irrational and does not understand that water is more important than a diamond 50. If a firm’s production process exhibits economies of scale, which of the following will occur when the firm’s output increases? (A) Its short-run average total costs will rise. (B) Its long-run average total costs will rise. (C) Its long-run average total costs will fall. (D) Its short-run total costs will fall. (E) Its long-run total costs will fall.

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -17- 51. Which of the following helps explain why the demand curve for a normal good is downward sloping? (A) The income and substitution effects move the quantity demanded in the same direction. (B) The income effect moves the quantity demanded in the opposite direction of the substitution effect. (C) The income effect dominates the substitution effect. (D) The substitution effect dominates the income effect. (E) With an increase in income, the consumer decreases consumption of the good. 52. The graph above shows the total revenue and total cost curves for a firm in which type of market structure and what is the profit-maximizing quantity? Market Structure Quantity (A) Monopoly Q 2 (B) Monopoly Q 3 (C) Perfect Competition Q 1 (D) Perfect Competition Q 3 (E) Perfect Competition Q 4 53. If total revenue is increasing as output increases, marginal revenue is always (A) equal to average revenue (B) less than average revenue (C) increasing (D) decreasing (E) greater than zero 54. Let P = price, MR = marginal revenue, MC = marginal cost, and ATC = average total cost. In monopolistic competition, which of the following most accurately describes the long-run equilibrium conditions for a firm? (A) P > ATC, MR = MC, and P > MC (B) P > ATC, MR > MC, and P = MC (C) P = ATC, MR = MC, and P > MC (D) P = ATC, MR = MC, and P = MC (E) P = ATC, MR > MC, and P > MC 55. In a perfectly competitive free market economy, a wage gap between two workers can be explained by differences in all of the following EXCEPT their (A) years of schooling (B) occupations (C) marginal products (D) marginal revenue products (E) tastes for luxury goods

Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -18- 56. Firm XYZ produces and sells corn in a perfectly competitive market and hires its workers in a perfectly competitive labor market. Which of the following best describes the demand curve for XYZ’s corn and XYZ’s demand curve for labor? Demand for XYZ’s XYZ’s Corn Labor Demand (A) Horizontal Horizontal (B) Horizontal Downward sloping (C) Horizontal Vertical (D) Downward sloping Downward sloping (E) Downward sloping Horizontal 57. A monopolistically competitive firm advertises in order to (A) shift the demand curve for its product to the left (B) make the demand for its product less price elastic (C) make its product more similar to its competitors’ (D) increase its positive externalities (E) reduce the industry’s barriers to entry 58. A profit-maximizing firm should hire an input up to the point at which (A) marginal physical product equals marginal revenue product (B) marginal revenue equals marginal factor cost (C) marginal revenue product equals marginal revenue (D) marginal revenue product equals marginal factor cost (E) marginal physical product equals marginal factor cost Questions 59-60 refer to the diagram below, which shows a market’s cost and revenue curves. 59. The socially optimal quantity and the per-unit tax that will achieve the socially optimal quantity are which of the following? Socially Optimal Quantity Per-Unit Tax (A) Q 1 P4 – P 2 (B) Q 2 P3 – P 2 (C) Q 3 P4 – P 2 (D) Q 2 P3 – P 1 (E) Q 3 P3 – P 2 60. Given the position of the marginal social cost curve, one can conclude that the (A) private cost of producing good X exceeds the social cost of production at all levels of output (B) production of good X creates a negative externality (C) production of good X occurs in an imperfectly competitive market (D) market quantity, Q 3, is the socially optimal quantity (E) free market will produce too little of good X

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DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. At a Glance Total Time1 hour Number of Questions3 Percent of Total Score33.3% Writing InstrumentPen with black or dark blue ink Reading Period Time10 minutes. Use this time to read the questions and plan your answers. Writing Period Time50 minutes Question 1 Suggested Time25 minutes Percent of Section II Score50% Question 2 Suggested Time12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score25% Question 3 Suggested Time12.5 minutes Percent of Section II Score25% Instructions The questions for Section II are printed in this booklet.You may use page 3 of this booklet to organize your answers and for scratch work, but you must write your answers on the lined pages provided for each question. The proctor will announce the beginning and end of the reading period. You are advised to spend the 10- minute period reading all the questions, and to use page 3 to sketch graphs, make notes, and plan your answers. Do NOT begin writing on the lined pages until the proctor tells you to do so. Write clearly and legibly. Do not skip lines.Cross out any errors you make; crossed- out work will not be scored. Manage your time carefully. You may proceed freely from one question to the next. You may review your responses if you finish before the end of the exam is announced . AP ® Microeconomics Exam SECTION II: Free Response 2012 Form I Form Code 4IBP-S2 34 Minimum 20% post-consumer waste

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -4- MICROECONOMICS Section II Planning time — 10 minutes Writing time — 50 minutes Directions: You have 10 minutes to read all of the questions in this booklet, to sketch graphs, to make notes, and to plan your answers. You will then have 50 minutes to answer all three of the following questions. It is suggested that you spend approximately half your time on the first question and divide the remaining time equally between the next two questions . In answering the questions, you should emphasize the line of reasoning that generated your results; it is not enough to list the results of your analysis. Include correctly labeled diagrams, if useful or required, in explaining your answers. A correctly labeled diagram must have all axes and curves clearly labeled and must show directional changes. Use a pen with black or dark blue ink . 1. Steverail, the only provider of train service operating between two cities, is currently incurring economic losses. (a) Using a correctly labeled gra ph, show each of the following. (i) Steverail’s loss-minimizing price and quantity, labeled P m and Q m , respectively (ii) The area of economic losses, shaded completely (iii) The allocatively efficient quantity, labeled Q e (b) If Steverail raised the price above P m identified in part (a)(i), would tota l revenue increase, decrease, or not change? Explain. (c) Assume a per-unit subsidy is provided to Steverail. (i) Will Steverail’s quantity increase, decrease, or not change? Explain.\ (ii) Will consumer surplus increase, decrease, or not change? (d) Assume instead that a lump-sum s ubsidy is provided to Steverail. For the short run, answer the following. (i) Will the deadweight loss increase , decrease, or not change? Explain. (ii) Will Steverail’s economic losses increase, decrease, or not change?

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -6- Question 1 is reprinted for your convenience. 1. Steverail, the only provider of train service operating between two cities, is currently incurring economic losses. (a) Using a correctly labeled gra ph, show each of the following. (i) Steverail’s loss-minimizing price and quantity, labeled P m and Q m , respectively (ii) The area of economic losses, shaded completely (iii) The allocatively efficient quantity, labeled Q e (b) If Steverail raised the price above P m identified in part (a)(i), would tota l revenue increase, decrease, or not change? Explain. (c) Assume a per-unit subsidy is provided to Steverail. (i) Will Steverail’s quantity increase, decrease, or not change? Explain.\ (ii) Will consumer surplus increase, decrease, or not change? (d) Assume instead that a lump-sum s ubsidy is provided to Steverail. For the short run, answer the following. (i) Will the deadweight loss increase , decrease, or not change? Explain. (ii) Will Steverail’s economic losses increase, decrease, or not change?

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -8- Question 1 is reprinted for your convenience. 1. Steverail, the only provider of train service operating between two cities, is currently incurring economic losses. (a) Using a correctly labeled gra ph, show each of the following. (i) Steverail’s loss-minimizing price and quantity, labeled P m and Q m , respectively (ii) The area of economic losses, shaded completely (iii) The allocatively efficient quantity, labeled Q e (b) If Steverail raised the price above P m identified in part (a)(i), would tota l revenue increase, decrease, or not change? Explain. (c) Assume a per-unit subsidy is provided to Steverail. (i) Will Steverail’s quantity increase, decrease, or not change? Explain.\ (ii) Will consumer surplus increase, decrease, or not change? (d) Assume instead that a lump-sum s ubsidy is provided to Steverail. For the short run, answer the following. (i) Will the deadweight loss increase , decrease, or not change? Explain. (ii) Will Steverail’s economic losses increase, decrease, or not change?

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -10- 2. Theresa consumes both bagels and toy cars. Quantity of Bagels Marginal Utility from Bagels (utils) Quantity of Toy Cars Marginal Utility from Toy Cars (utils) 1 8 1 10 2 7 2 8 3 6 3 6 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 6 3 6 2 (a) The table above shows Theresa’s marg inal utility from bagels and toy cars. (i) What is her total utility from purchasing three toy cars? (ii) Theresa’s weekly income is $11, the price of a bagel is $2, and the price of a toy car is $1. What quantity of bagels and toy cars will maximize Theres a’s utility if she spends her entire weekly income on bagels and toy cars? Explain your answer using marginal analysis. (b) Assume that the price of wheat, an input for the production of bagels, increases. Will Theresa’s demand for bagels increase, decrease, or not change? Explain. (c) Suppose that Theresa’s income elasticity for bagels is – 0.2. Does the value of Theresa’s income elasticity indicate that bagels are normal goods, inferi or goods, substitutes, or complements? (d) Suppose that when the price of toy cars increases by 10 percent, Theresa buys 5 percent fewer toy cars and 4 percent less of a different toy, blocks. Calculate the cross-price elasticity for toy cars and blocks and indicate if it is positive or negative.

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Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. -12- 3. Sugar is freely traded in the world market. Assume that a country, Loriland, is a price taker in the world market for sugar. Some of the sugar consum ed in Loriland is produced domestica lly while the rest is imported. The world price of sugar is $2 per pound. The graph below shows Loriland’s sugar market, and P W represents the world price. (a) At the world price of $2 per pound, how much sugar is Loriland importing? (b) Suppose that Loriland imposes a per-unit tariff on suga r imports and the new domestic price including the tariff is $4. (i) Identify the new level of domestic production. (ii) Calculate the domestic consumer surp lus for Loriland. You must show your work. (iii) Calculate the total tariff revenue collect ed by the government. You must show your work. (c) Given the world price of $2, what per-unit tariff maximizes the sum of Loriland’s domestic consumer surplus and producer surplus?

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