Table 17-3 -Refer to Table 17-3

Table 17-3
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Year } & \text { Potential Real GDP } & \text { Real GDP } & \text { Price Level } \\\hline 2014 & \$ 14.0 \text { trillion } & \$ 14.0 \text { trillion } & 150 \\\hline 2015 & 14.5 \text { trillion } & 14.8 \text { trillion } & 154 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Refer to Table 17-3.Consider the hypothetical information in the table above for potential real GDP,real GDP and the price level in 2014 and in 2015 if the Federal Reserve does not use monetary policy.If the Fed uses monetary policy successfully to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2015,which of the following will be lower than if the Fed had taken no action?

A) real GDP and the unemployment rate
B) real GDP and the inflation rate
C) real GDP and potential GDP
D) potential GDP and the inflation rate

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