Question ID:PT16 S2 Q14 Passage:In 1980, Country A had a per capita gross domestic product (GDP) that was $5,000 higher than that of the European Economic Community. By 1990, the difference, when adjusted for inflation, had increased to $6,000. Since a rising per capita GDP indicates a rising average standard of living, the average standard of living in Country A must have risen between 1980 and 1990. Stem:Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? Correct Answer Choice:DChoice A:Between 1980 and 1990, Country A and the European Economic Community experienced the same percentage increase in population. Choice B:Between 1980 and 1990, the average standard of living in the European Economic Community fell. Choice C:Some member countries of the European Economic Community had, during the 1980s, a higher average standard of living than Country A. Choice D:The per capita GDP of the European Economic Community was not lower by more than $1,000 in 1990 than it had been in 1980. Choice E:In 1990, no member country of the European Economic Community had a per capita GDP higher than that of Country A.