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Assume the population growth rate is 2 percent and the real GDP growth rate is 5 percent. The change in standard of living, as measured by the growth rate in real GDP per person, is
A) 7 percent.
B) 2.5 percent.
C) 5 percent.
D) 3 percent.
E) -3 percent.
Option D
The approximate formula for real GDP per person or The change in the standard of living is:
=real GDP growth rate -The population growth rate
=5-2
=3%
The change in standard of living, as measured by the growth rate in real GDP per person, is 3%.