Suppose that over the last twenty-five years a country's nominal GDP grew to three times its former size. In the meantime, population grew by 40 percent and prices rose by 100 percent. What happened to real GDP per person?
a. It more than doubled.
b. It increased, but it less than doubled.
c. It was unchanged.
d. It decreased.
b
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A) not hire an additional worker. B) not change the number of workers it currently hires. C) hire another worker. D) There is not enough information to answer the question.
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A. equal to B. less than C. unrelated to D. greater than
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