If a budget deficit as a percent of GDP is greater than the growth of real output, the national debt will

a. decrease relative to the size of the economy.
b. decrease in nominal terms.
c. increase in nominal terms but decrease relative to the size of the economy.
d. increase relative to the size of the economy.


D

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