The following are selected statistics for a given year in a hypothetical economy: Nominal GDP $500 billion Natural rate of unemployment 8% Actual rate of unemployment 10% GDP deflator 115 Refer to the information above to answer this question. What is the amount of the GDP gap? Select one: O O a. $25 billion. b. $475 billion. c. $525 billion. d. $20 billion.

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The following are selected statistics for a given year in a hypothetical economy:
$500 billion
8%
10%
115
Nominal GDP
Natural rate of unemployment
Actual rate of unemployment
GDP deflator
Refer to the information above to answer this question. What is the amount of the GDP gap?
Select one:
a. $25 billion.
b. $475 billion.
c. $525 billion.
d. $20 billion.
e. $435 billion.
A
Transcribed Image Text:The following are selected statistics for a given year in a hypothetical economy: $500 billion 8% 10% 115 Nominal GDP Natural rate of unemployment Actual rate of unemployment GDP deflator Refer to the information above to answer this question. What is the amount of the GDP gap? Select one: a. $25 billion. b. $475 billion. c. $525 billion. d. $20 billion. e. $435 billion. A
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