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Fact: The lowest 20% of U.S. family incomes in the U.S. has fallen from 4.8% to 3.8% between 1960 and 2010. Your authors argue that

A) this is clear evidence that the poor have gotten poorer. B) this is primarily the result of a general decline of the power of labor unions in America. C) while their percentage of national income has fallen, real GDP has increased over 4 times during the past 50 years, and so those persons actually earned much more income than before. D) none of the above are true.

Which of the following statements describes the difference between real and nominal GDP?

A. Real GDP includes only goods; nominal GDP includes goods and services. B. Real GDP is measured using constant base-year prices; nominal GDP is measured using current prices. C. Real GDP is equal to nominal GDP less the depreciation of the capital stock. D. Real GDP is equal to nominal GDP multiplied by the CPI.