Real GDP Per Capita in the United States (As of 2010)

question 9

Multiple Choice

Real GDP per capita in the United States (as of 2010) exceeds that of France primarily because

• A)the United States had higher annual rates of growth than France from 1960 through 2010.
• B)the United States has a much larger population than France.
• C)the United States has a higher percentage of the working-age population in the labor force and because U.S.employees average about 14 percent more hours worked per year.
• D)European Union rules severely limit France's access to technologies developed outside the region.

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