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title: "AP Macroeconomics Long FRQ Practice"
description: "102 Long FRQ (Question 1)s written in the AP format, each scored part by part."
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subject: "AP Macroeconomics"
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# AP Macroeconomics Long FRQ Practice

## What the Long FRQ asks

The long FRQ is FRQ 1 on the AP Macroeconomics exam. It follows one economy through a policy or a shock, with graphs to draw, values to calculate, and effects to explain.

- **25 min**: suggested writing time
- **10 points**: usually across parts A to F
- **50%**: of your FRQ section score

| Part | What it asks | Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A: Starting graph | A correctly labeled graph showing where the economy starts | 2 |
| B: Next step | A calculation, a policy action, or a change shown on your graph | 2 |
| C: Graph or calculation | A second graph, a calculation, or an identified effect | 2 |
| D: Related market | A second graph or market and what changes there | 2 |
| E: Explanation | Explain a result through its chain of cause and effect | 1 |
| F: Extension | Explain a further effect, often on exchange rates or in the long run | 1 |

## How Long FRQ practice works

1. **Read the full question.** The scenario, any data, and every part, laid out the way the exam shows them.
2. **Write on a 25-minute timer.** The time to plan for on exam day. Pause it or turn it off, and your response saves as you go.
3. **Submit for a score out of 10.** Your response is scored against the scoring guidelines written for that question. Your first score is included.

## All 102 questions

### Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts (20)
- [Production possibilities curve technology shift effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69714ff9ad8d799283ea41be&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and international trade benefits](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=697150aaad8d799283ea41c9&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities curve, trade terms, comparative advantage](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986294f7fd3013bf0687644&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage and production possibilities curves](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629937fd3013bf068764b&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage, production possibilities, international trade](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629d07fd3013bf0687655&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and comparative advantage trade](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a447fd3013bf0687669&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and international trade benefits](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a9f7fd3013bf0687673&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and resource allocation efficiency](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862adf7fd3013bf068767c&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage and production possibilities curves](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b427fd3013bf068768c&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and comparative advantage trade](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b827fd3013bf0687695&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and resource allocation efficiency](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862bb77fd3013bf068769c&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage, production possibilities, trade benefits](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862bfc7fd3013bf06876a9&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and comparative advantage trade](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c3a7fd3013bf06876b1&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and comparative advantage](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c697fd3013bf06876b7&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage and trade between two nations](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862cae7fd3013bf06876c2&type=frq-1-long)
- [Increasing opportunity costs in two-good economy](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ce17fd3013bf06876cb&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities curve, technological advancement effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d237fd3013bf06876d3&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities and competitive market equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d5a7fd3013bf06876dd&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage and production possibilities curves](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862da87fd3013bf06876e7&type=frq-1-long)
- [Comparative advantage and production possibilities](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862def7fd3013bf06876f2&type=frq-1-long)

### Unit 2: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle (15)
- [Business cycle phases, potential GDP, actual GDP](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69714fcbad8d799283ea41bb&type=frq-1-long)
- [Production possibilities curve with full employment and underemployment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6971500aad8d799283ea41c1&type=frq-1-long)
- [Unemployment and labor force participation below full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e637fd3013bf0687701&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recession economy and business cycle phases](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e977fd3013bf068770a&type=frq-1-long)
- [Labor force participation and unemployment rates](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ef47fd3013bf0687717&type=frq-1-long)
- [Real GDP and inflation rate calculations](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862f507fd3013bf0687726&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recession, production possibilities, and resource allocation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862fa57fd3013bf068772f&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run economic equilibrium, unemployment, labor force participation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862feb7fd3013bf0687737&type=frq-1-long)
- [Labor market indicators and unemployment calculations](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698630787fd3013bf0687745&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recession phase and actual versus potential GDP](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986315f7fd3013bf0687756&type=frq-1-long)
- [Novaria's recessionary gap and inflation calculation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986320c7fd3013bf0687764&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic data and real GDP calculation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986327a7fd3013bf0687768&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic recession and business cycle dynamics](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698632d57fd3013bf068776a&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic recession and business cycle phases](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698633067fd3013bf068776b&type=frq-1-long)
- [Business cycle phases and economic output measurement](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698633807fd3013bf068776f&type=frq-1-long)

### Unit 3: National Income and Price Determination (15)
- [Aggregate demand and supply equilibrium analysis](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69714fa2ad8d799283ea41b8&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand and supply equilibrium analysis](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69715003ad8d799283ea41c0&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic adjustment to full employment equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629447fd3013bf0687642&type=frq-1-long)
- [Adverse supply shock effects on equilibrium output, price levels](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a037fd3013bf068765e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run economic equilibrium below full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a357fd3013bf0687666&type=frq-1-long)
- [Fiscal policy addressing economy below full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a6b7fd3013bf068766f&type=frq-1-long)
- [Fiscal policy effects on aggregate demand equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b097fd3013bf0687685&type=frq-1-long)
- [Long-run equilibrium disrupted by negative supply shock](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b8d7fd3013bf0687697&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economy operating above full employment equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c4f7fd3013bf06876b3&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run equilibrium, aggregate demand and supply curves](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c957fd3013bf06876be&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic equilibrium below full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d057fd3013bf06876ce&type=frq-1-long)
- [Adverse supply shock effects on macroeconomic equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e6f7fd3013bf0687704&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic expansion through government spending policy](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ea17fd3013bf068770d&type=frq-1-long)
- [Unemployment rate, production possibilities, business cycle](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698631a27fd3013bf068775b&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recessionary gap and business cycle dynamics](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698633377fd3013bf068776d&type=frq-1-long)

### Unit 5: Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies (4)
- [Monetary policy, inflation, and bond prices](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986299c7fd3013bf068764e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand, supply curves, and Phillips curve equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629b47fd3013bf0687652&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economy below full employment equilibrium levels](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862dcc7fd3013bf06876ed&type=frq-1-long)
- [Monetary expansion through open market operations](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e047fd3013bf06876f6&type=frq-1-long)

### Unit 6: Open Economy-International Trade and Finance (48)
- [Aggregate demand and supply equilibrium analysis](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69714f9bad8d799283ea41b7&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve, loanable funds market, government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69714fd3ad8d799283ea41bc&type=frq-1-long)
- [Government borrowing and aggregate demand effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69715016ad8d799283ea41c3&type=frq-1-long)
- [Government borrowing effects on macroeconomic equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69715081ad8d799283ea41c7&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve and loanable funds market effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629447fd3013bf0687641&type=frq-1-long)
- [Inflationary pressures, Phillips curves, fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698629767fd3013bf0687649&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curves, recession, monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a1d7fd3013bf0687661&type=frq-1-long)
- [Inflationary gap, Phillips curves, monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a317fd3013bf0687664&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand, supply, and fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862a9f7fd3013bf0687674&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run equilibrium and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ab77fd3013bf0687677&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recessionary gap and fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ad27fd3013bf068767b&type=frq-1-long)
- [Monetary policy, money market, loanable funds equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862af27fd3013bf068767f&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand, supply, and monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b367fd3013bf068768a&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recession equilibrium and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b527fd3013bf068768e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Quantity theory of money and price level calculation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b777fd3013bf0687693&type=frq-1-long)
- [Inflationary gap, Phillips curves, monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862b7e7fd3013bf0687694&type=frq-1-long)
- [Money market equilibrium and central bank bond purchases](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862bb87fd3013bf068769d&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve equilibrium and loanable funds market effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862bbe7fd3013bf068769e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run equilibrium, unemployment, Phillips curves](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862bf47fd3013bf06876a6&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve relationship and loanable funds market effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c357fd3013bf06876ae&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recessionary gap and monetary policy expansion](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c377fd3013bf06876af&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve, monetary policy, full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c737fd3013bf06876b9&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve equilibrium and crowding out effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862c797fd3013bf06876ba&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recessionary gap and monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862cc97fd3013bf06876c5&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curves and long-run economic growth](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d147fd3013bf06876d1&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand, supply, and monetary policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d167fd3013bf06876d2&type=frq-1-long)
- [Fiscal policy and full employment equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d457fd3013bf06876da&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve, unemployment, inflation, fiscal policy](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d607fd3013bf06876de&type=frq-1-long)
- [Monetary expansion and macroeconomic equilibrium adjustment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862d9b7fd3013bf06876e4&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run and long-run Phillips curves, loanable funds market](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862da07fd3013bf06876e5&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic recession and expansionary fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e2c7fd3013bf06876fa&type=frq-1-long)
- [Long-run equilibrium, Phillips curves, loanable funds market](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862e647fd3013bf0687702&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate supply, demand, and loanable funds equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ea57fd3013bf068770e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Unemployment, inflation, Phillips curve dynamics](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862f077fd3013bf068771c&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run Phillips curve and loanable funds market effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862f3e7fd3013bf0687721&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run and long-run Phillips curves, fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862f8a7fd3013bf068772d&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic recession, fiscal stimulus, interest rates](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862fb47fd3013bf0687731&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run equilibrium, unemployment, fiscal policy adjustment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=69862ff07fd3013bf0687738&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve recession dynamics and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986302a7fd3013bf068773c&type=frq-1-long)
- [Recessionary gap and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698630777fd3013bf0687744&type=frq-1-long)
- [Unemployment rate, aggregate demand-supply equilibrium](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698630b47fd3013bf0687749&type=frq-1-long)
- [Short-run and long-run Phillips curves, fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698630e07fd3013bf068774d&type=frq-1-long)
- [Stagflation effects on aggregate supply and inflation](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698631317fd3013bf0687752&type=frq-1-long)
- [Aggregate demand, supply equilibrium below full employment](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=6986313f7fd3013bf0687753&type=frq-1-long)
- [Phillips curve shifts and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698631837fd3013bf0687759&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economic recession and fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698631b77fd3013bf068775e&type=frq-1-long)
- [Unemployment, inflation, and government borrowing effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698631f67fd3013bf0687762&type=frq-1-long)
- [Economy below full employment and fiscal policy effects](/ap-macro/frq-practice?id=698632307fd3013bf0687766&type=frq-1-long)

## Sample question

**Production possibilities curve technology shift effects**

Assume that the economy of Artland produces two goods: radios and televisions. The resources in Artland are not equally suitable for the production of both goods, resulting in increasing opportunity costs.

Given Information:
  - Artland is currently operating at full employment.
  - The market for radios in Artland is competitive.

Part A (2 points):
  Prompt: Draw a correctly labeled graph of the production possibilities curve (PPC) for Artland in the space provided for Figure 1, with radios on the horizontal axis and televisions on the vertical axis. Label a point A that represents full employment and efficient production. Label a point B that represents inefficient production.
  Verb: draw

Part B (1 point):
  Prompt: Assume that Artland develops a new technology that improves the production of radios but has no effect on the production of televisions. On your graph in part A (Figure 1), show the effect of this new technology.
  Verb: show

Data Table for Part C:
  Caption: Table 1: Production Data
  Headers: Country | Radios Produced per Worker per Day | Televisions Produced per Worker per Day
  Artland | 20 | 10
  Rayland | 15 | 5

Part C (2 points):
  Context: Artland decides to trade with a neighboring country, Rayland. Assume for the following parts that opportunity costs are constant. The table below (Table 1) shows the maximum daily output of radios or televisions for a single worker in each country.
  i. Using the data in Table 1, calculate the opportunity cost of producing one television in Artland. Show your work. (1 pt)
    Verb: calculate
  ii. Using the data in Table 1, calculate the opportunity cost of producing one television in Rayland. Show your work. (1 pt)
    Verb: calculate

Part D (1 point):
  Prompt: Which country has the comparative advantage in the production of televisions? Explain.
  Verb: explain

Part E (1 point):
  Prompt: Identify one specific numerical value for the terms of trade (in terms of radios) that would be beneficial for both countries to exchange one television.
  Verb: identify

Part F (3 points):
  Prompt: Draw a correctly labeled graph of the market for radios in Artland in the space provided for Figure 2. Show the equilibrium price and quantity, the price ceiling labeled P_C, the quantity demanded labeled Q_D, and the quantity supplied labeled Q_S.
  Context: Assume the government of Artland imposes a binding price ceiling in the market for radios.
  Verb: draw

## Questions

**How many responses can I get scored?**

You can read every question without a plan. Your first scored response is included. A plan unlocks unlimited scoring.

**How do I draw graphs?**

When a part asks for a graph, open the drawing tool and sketch it on a grid with axes. You can also switch the editor to handwrite, draw on paper, and add a photo of your page.

**Is every long FRQ split the same way?**

No. Most have five or six parts, and the points per part change from question to question. The table shows the most common split.

**How is the long FRQ different from FRQs 2 and 3?**

The long FRQ is worth 10 points and links several graphs and markets into one scenario. FRQs 2 and 3 are worth 5 points each and usually focus on one topic.

**Can I use a calculator?**

Yes. A four-function calculator is built into the writing screen, the same kind the exam allows.

## Related

- [Long FRQ exam guide](/ap-macro/ap-macroeconomics-exam/ap-macro-frq-long/study-guide/ap-macro-frq-long)
- [AP Macroeconomics Question 2 Short FRQ practice](/ap-macro/frqs/short-frq-2)
- [AP Macroeconomics Question 3 Short FRQ practice](/ap-macro/frqs/short-frq-3)
- [AP Macroeconomics FRQs](/ap-macro/frqs)
- Any question by id: the `get_frq` tool on the [Fiveable MCP server](/mcp/docs)

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