The Table Above Gives Data for the Nation of Pearl

question 111

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array} { c c c c } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Price level } \\\text { (GDP deflator) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Potential GDP } \\\text { (billions of 2005 dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Real GDP supplied } \\\text { (billions of 2005 dollars) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Real GDP demanded } \\\text { (billions of 2005 dollars) }\end{array} \\\hline 150 & 25 & 34 & 16 \\140 & 25 & 31 & 19 \\130 & 25 & 28 & 22 \\120 & 25 & 25 & 25 \\110 & 25 & 23 & 28 \\\hline\end{array}$
The table above gives data for the nation of Pearl, a small island in the South Pacific.
- The economy is at full employment when real GDP is

• A)$28 billion.
• B)$25 billion.
• C)$34 billion.
• D)$31 billion.
• E)$22 billion.

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