MBA AMP study guide
MBA AMP · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The MBA Admission and Matriculation Program (AMP) is an entrance and readiness assessment used by business schools and preparatory programs to gauge whether a candidate has the foundational knowledge and reasoning skills an MBA demands. It suits applicants from non-business backgrounds who need to demonstrate baseline competence, career-changers preparing to enter a graduate management program, and students in pre-MBA bridge courses who want an objective checkpoint before enrolling. The MBA AMP study guide has 8 sections and about 2,178 words.
01Business Fundamentals and Management Principles
Business Fundamentals and Management Principles checks whether you can connect purpose, strategy, structure, and operating decisions. Questions often ask you to classify a decision, identify the value driver, or choose the option that best aligns incentives and controls.
280 words, about 1 min02Quantitative Reasoning and Data Interpretation
Quantitative Reasoning and Data Interpretation tests calculation under time pressure and judgment about what a number means. Expect percentages, ratios, weighted averages, rates, growth, probability, and tables described in words.
276 words, about 1 min03Verbal Reasoning and Critical Analysis
Verbal Reasoning and Critical Analysis measures whether you can extract an argument's structure, test assumptions, and separate evidence from opinion. Questions often ask for a conclusion, an assumption, a strengthener, a weakener, an inference, or a flaw.
290 words, about 1 min04Financial and Managerial Accounting Basics
Financial and Managerial Accounting Basics tests how transactions flow into statements and how managers use cost information. Expect the accounting equation, accrual accounting, revenue recognition, depreciation, inventory, contribution margin, and simple variances.
261 words, about 1 min05Economics for Managers
Economics for Managers tests how incentives, markets, and policy affect pricing, output, and profitability. Expect supply and demand, elasticity, marginal analysis, opportunity cost, market structure, externalities, and macroeconomic indicators.
267 words, about 1 min06Marketing and Strategy Foundations
Marketing and Strategy Foundations tests segmentation, targeting, positioning, value propositions, pricing, channels, and competitive strategy. Questions often ask which option best fits a chosen segment or defends a competitive advantage.
263 words, about 1 min07Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Organizational Behavior and Leadership tests how individuals and teams behave and how leaders shape performance. Expect motivation, group dynamics, power, culture, conflict, decision biases, and change management.
256 words, about 1 min08Analytical Writing and Communication
Analytical Writing and Communication tests whether you can state a clear claim, support it with relevant evidence, address counterarguments, and write for a busy decision-maker. Expect memo, essay, and executive-summary tasks.
285 words, about 1 min