The Difference Between the Federal Budget Deficit and the National

Multiple Choice

The difference between the federal budget deficit and the national debt is that the:

A) deficit is a stock variable and the debt is a flow variable.
B) deficit is a flow variable and the debt is a stock variable.
C) debt includes interest payments and the deficit does not.
D) deficit can be positive,but the debt cannot.
E) debt can be negative,but the deficit cannot.