If the federal government runs a budget deficit, and the budget deficit as a percent of GDP is equal to the growth rate of real output, the
a. national debt will decrease as a share of GDP.
b. national debt will remain a constant share of GDP.
c. national debt will increase as a share of GDP.
d. size of the national debt (in dollar value) will decline.
B
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a. falls by a larger percentage than GDP. b. falls by about the same percentage as GDP. c. falls by a smaller percentage than GDP. d. falls but the percentage change is sometimes much larger and sometimes much smaller.
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