Table 12-12 -Refer to Table 12-12

Multiple Choice

Table 12-12
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Nominal } \\\text { GDP }\end{array} & \text { Real GDP } \\\hline 2008 & \$ 7,400 & \$ 7,537 \\\hline 2009 & 7,813 & 7,813 \\\hline 2010 & 8,301 & 8,165 \\\hline 2011 & 8,760 & 8,516 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 12-12.Consider the following data on nominal GDP and real GDP (values are in billions of dollars) : The base year used in calculating real GDP is

A) 2008.
B) 2009.
C) 2010.
D) 2011.