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CLEP Principles of Microeconomics (3 College Credits)

Covers supply and demand elasticity, consumer utility and surplus, firm production and cost curves (MC = MR), perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly game theory, factor markets, and externalities.

Official College Board CLEP Content Domains & Weights

Domain 128% of Exam

Scarcity, Supply & Demand, Price Elasticity & Surplus

Comparative Advantage & Production PossibilitiesPrice, Income & Cross-Price Elasticity of DemandConsumer/Producer Surplus, Price Ceilings/Floors & Tax Incidence
Domain 228% of Exam

Production, Short-Run/Long-Run Costs & Perfect Competition

Diminishing Marginal Returns & Economies of ScaleMC, ATC, AVC & Shutdown RuleShort-Run vs. Long-Run Competitive Equilibrium
Domain 324% of Exam

Monopoly, Oligopoly Game Theory & Monopolistic Competition

Profit-Maximizing Monopoly (MR = MC) & Price DiscriminationOligopoly Interdependence, Cartels & Nash EquilibriumExcess Capacity in Monopolistic Competition
Domain 420% of Exam

Factor Markets, Externalities, Public Goods & Antitrust

Marginal Revenue Product (MRP = MRC) Labor DemandPositive/Negative Externalities & Pigouvian TaxesPublic Goods, Asymmetric Information & Regulation

Official Exam Specifications

Official Exam Length80 Questions / 90 Mins
ACE Passing Scaled Score50 (Scale 20–80)
Open-Sit Registration Fee$93 ($0 DANTES Military)
Accepting Institutions2,900+ Accredited Colleges
Licensure Career Bridge

Mastering CLEP Principles of Microeconomics builds direct foundational fluency for CMA Marginal Analysis, CPA BAR & CFA Economics while earning 3 college credits toward the 150-hour CPA bridge.