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Free-response practice

AP® Business with Personal Finance free-response questions

Free-response questions (FRQs) are the part of the AP® Business with Personal Finance exam where you write your own answers. Here they're grouped the way the exam uses them. Write your answer, then score it yourself with the rubric and a model answer, or sign in for free AI scoring.

20 questions · 4 types

Question 1: Business Canvas Project

Questions about the business project you built during the course: you pitch your product, explain how you tested a hypothesis to make a decision, and explain whether a common challenge for entrepreneurs, such as getting outside funding, threatens your idea. Practice questions here use a made-up sample project.

On the exam: Question 1 of 4 (official name: Business Canvas Project Exam-Day Validation), Section IIA: 25 minutes, 15% of the score. Covers Units 1–4 and Skill Categories 1, 2 and 4. Section II has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes (40% of the score). The exam is fully digital in Bluebook, and only a 4-function calculator is allowed (handheld or the built-in Desmos 4-function calculator). Plan on about 25 minutes for one.

Question 2: Personal Finance

A short scenario about a person's or household's money, with numbers and goals: you read the data (for example, total assets versus total liabilities), describe a challenge or opportunity, and explain an action that would help them reach a goal.

On the exam: Question 2 of 4, Section IIB (Questions 2–4 share 65 minutes); suggested time 12–13 minutes, 5% of the score. Assesses Skill Categories 1 and 3. Section II has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes (40% of the score). The exam is fully digital in Bluebook, and only a 4-function calculator is allowed (handheld or the built-in Desmos 4-function calculator). Plan on about 13 minutes for one.

Question 3: Business Concept Application

A short scenario about a business gathering evidence for its plans: you describe how it did its research, describe what the data show, and explain how the business could use that finding to reach a goal.

On the exam: Question 3 of 4, Section IIB (Questions 2–4 share 65 minutes); suggested time 12–13 minutes, 5% of the score. Assesses Skill Category 1. Section II has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes (40% of the score). The exam is fully digital in Bluebook, and only a 4-function calculator is allowed (handheld or the built-in Desmos 4-function calculator). Plan on about 13 minutes for one.

Question 4: Business Decision

A long case about a business choosing between two options, with financial and nonfinancial details: you describe a factor affecting the business, compare the options using financial and nonfinancial criteria, and recommend one, backed by three criteria and evidence from the case.

On the exam: Question 4 of 4, Section IIB (Questions 2–4 share 65 minutes); about 40 minutes including a 15-minute reading period, 15% of the score. Assesses Skill Category 3. Section II has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes (40% of the score). The exam is fully digital in Bluebook, and only a 4-function calculator is allowed (handheld or the built-in Desmos 4-function calculator). Plan on about 40 minutes for one.