For This Question,assume That 1980 Is the Base Year

question 3

Multiple Choice

For this question,assume that 1980 is the base year.Given macroeconomic conditions in the United States over the past three decades,we know that

• A)nominal GDP is always smaller than real GDP since 1980.
• B)real GDP and nominal GDP would be equal for the entire period.
• C)real GDP is larger than nominal GDP from 2002 to 2008.
• D)real GDP and nominal GDP were equal in 1980.
• E) none of the above

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