If actual GDP equals potential GDP, then:

A. the actual unemployment rate equals the natural rate of unemployment.
B. the actual unemployment rate is less than the natural rate of unemployment.
C. there is a recessionary gap.
D. the actual unemployment rate is greater than the natural rate of unemployment.


Answer: A

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