AP Economics Free Response help

In the free response questions, do all graphs have to have a title? (not talking about the labeling of cost curves etc.). In addition, when stating things like the profit maximizing level of output, is an explanation beyond MR=MC required? I feel like I’m explaining too much things while practicing so I’m constantly pressed for time (I even write things like the price is determined by a horizontal line drawn from intersection of MC curve and demand curve)

Just look at the College Board scoring guideline, and yeah, I don’t know if a title is REQUIRED, but I’d advise at least labeling it sufficiently so the scorer knows what he/she is looking at.

@pockysticks thanks for your help- I already had a look at the scoring guideline but the explanations there seem to be very brief (you just have to make one assertion, say profit maximizing output is at MR=MC and you get the point). In addition, there was no mention of any titles required nor did the example graphs had any. Just making sure :slight_smile:

If it says explain, you should write at least a line about it. However, mentioning MR=MC is generally enough. In fact, there is no way you can be pressed with time, I almost always have like 30 minutos left…

@Argentina2017 I understand the explanation part now so everything is good. I’m not running out of time anymore :slight_smile:

Good luck on the exam! I´m so nervous about the MC part…

(Multiple Choice) = MC, not marginal cost :slight_smile:

@Argentina2017 Thanks, you too! I’m more worried about Multiple choice section rather than free response due to time constraints. Practice exams so far are yielding 5 predictions, so let’s hope I don’t fall below that on the exam haha