Run the numbers before you memorize them

Units

Unit 3 has two parts, one on personal saving and borrowing and one on business finance and accounting. Unit 5 is taught alongside the Financial Advisor Project and has no multiple-choice weighting of its own.

1. Unit 1 Businesses, Competition, and New Ideas 20–30% of the multiple-choice section · 8 topics
2. Unit 2 Marketing 20–30% of the multiple-choice section · 7 topics
3. Unit 3 Personal Saving and Borrowing / Business Finance and Accounting 25–35% of the multiple-choice section · 9 topics
4. Unit 4 Management and Strategy 15–20% of the multiple-choice section · 4 topics
5. Unit 5 Personal Goals, Budgeting, and Investing Not assessed on the AP Exam · 3 topics

Labs

Each lab is a working model of something the exam asks you to analyze: an income statement, a household's money, a decision between two options.

• Topics 3.4 to 4.2 Income Statement Builder Change price, sales and costs, and watch every line of the income statement and every margin respond.
• Topics 3.1 to 5.1 Household Budget, Savings and Debt A monthly budget, a savings account that compounds and a credit card that charges APR, all adding up to net worth.
• Topic 4.3 Decision Matrix Choose between two courses of action: weight the criteria, score each option, and see which way the reasoning points.