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Economics (5911)
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- Computer-delivered selected-response questions. The overview describes one answer from four; test-specific sample questions 29/30 explicitly ask for TWO answers. Graphs, tables, payoff matrices and numerical calculations are evidenced. Calculators are prohibited. Generic Praxis numeric-entry/audio/video examples do not prove those modes apply to 5911.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 110.
Examination outline
Fundamental Economic Concepts (20%)
- Scarcity, choice, opportunity costs, and factors of production
- Marginal cost and marginal benefit analysis
- Production possibilities, opportunity cost, efficiency, and growth
- Absolute and comparative advantage, specialization, interdependence, and gains from trade
- Economic systems and basic economic choices
- Individuals, businesses, government, and the circular flow model
- Evaluating charts and graphs
Microeconomics (45%)
- Supply and Demand
- Product Market
- Factor Markets
- Government Policy and Regulation of Markets
Macroeconomics (35%)
- Economic Performance and Fluctuations
- Money and Banking and the Federal Reserve System
- Fiscal and Monetary Policies
- Macroeconomics of the Open Economy
Examination sources
- Economics Study Companion
p.6, Test Specifications introduction; full specifications pp.6-11
- Economics official test page
Prep Smarter, Study Companion adoption
- Economics Study Companion
p.5, complete Content Categories table and approximate count/percentage headings
- Economics Study Companion
p.32, Using the Study Topics That Follow; content and discussion pp.33-39
- Economics official test page
Details, examination format
- Economics Study Companion
p.40, Should I guess?
- Economics Study Companion
p.21, sample question 29
- Economics Study Companion
p.21, sample question 30
- Economics Study Companion
p.5, final sentence
- Economics official test page
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