If real GDP per person in a country equals $40,000 and 60 percent of the population is employed, then average labor productivity equals:

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If real GDP per person is obtained by multiplying the average output each worker produces times the percentage of population employed. Then average output per worker or average labor productivity is = real GDP divided by the percentage of population employed =: $40,000/0.60 = $66.667.

If Real GDP Per Person in a Country Equals $40,000