For a Given Stock of Capital, Output Will

question 19

Multiple Choice

For a given stock of capital, output will

• A) exceed potential GDP whenever employment exceeds potential employment.
• B) fall short of potential GDP whenever the unemployment rate exceeds the natural rate.
• C) reach potential GDP when the unemployment rate falls to the natural rate.
• D) exceed potential GDP in the United States if the unemployment rate falls below a neighborhood of 6 percent.
• E) all of the above.

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