Refer to the Accompanying Data, Which Is for a Speci?c

Multiple Choice

$$\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Potential Real GDP } & \$ 200 \text { Billion } \\\hline \text { Natural Rate of Unemployment } & 6 \% \\\hline \text { Actual Rate of Unemployment } & 12 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$ Refer to the accompanying data, which is for a speci?c year in a hypothetical economy for which Okun's law is applicable. The size of the negative GDP gap as a percentage of potential GDP for the
Economy is

A) 6 percent.
B) 9 percent.
C) 12 percent.
D) 15 percent.