The Table Shows the Quantity of Labor (Measured in Hours)

question 44

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Quantity of Labor } & \text { Productivity of Labor } \\\hline 1 & 2,000 & \$ 200 \\\hline 2 & 2,000 & 210 \\\hline 3 & 2,000 & 210 \\\hline\end{array}$$ The table shows the quantity of labor (measured in hours) and the productivity of labor (measured in real GDP per hour) in a hypothetical economy in three different years. Between Year 1 and Year 2,
Real GDP increased by

• A) 1.5 percent.
• B) 2.5 percent.
• C) 5.0 percent.
• D) 6.0 percent.

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