Suppose that real GDP increases by 5% while the population of a country increases by 7%. Then:


A.
Output per person necessarily increases

B.
Output per person necessarily decreases

C.
Output per person necessarily remains unchanged

D.
There is not enough information to determine what happens to output per person


B.
Output per person necessarily decreases

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