In Macroland, potential output equals $100 trillion and the natural rate of unemployment is 4 percent. If the actual unemployment rate is 3 percent, then the output gap equals:

A. ?2 percent.
B. 1 percent.
C. ?1 percent.
D. 2 percent.


Answer: D

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