-The tables above show the labor market and the production function schedule for the country of Pickett. An increase in population changes the labor supply by 20 billion hours at each real wage rate. Potential GDP

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An increase in the labor supply allows for more production if firms choose to hire the additional labor. Given that the production function likely relates output to labor input among other factors, a significant increase in labor supply, assuming other factors like technology remain constant, would enable the economy to produce more, thus increasing potential GDP. The specific increase to $18 trillion suggests that with the additional labor, the economy's capacity to produce goods and services has expanded significantly, reflecting in the higher potential GDP figure.

-The Tables Above Show the Labor Market and the Production