India Is Growing at a Rate of 9% Per Year

question 181

Multiple Choice

India is growing at a rate of 9% per year, and its real GDP per capita is about $3,500, while the United States is growing at a rate of 3% per year, and its real GDP per capita is about $47,000. How long will it take India to double its real GDP per capita?

• A) 7.8 years
• B) 10.2 years
• C) 14.6 years
• D) 90 years

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Definitions:

Demand Equation

A mathematical representation of the demand curve, expressing the relationship between the quantity demanded and various factors that influence it, such as price.

Marginal Utility

The supplementary enjoyment or value someone gains from consuming one more unit of a certain good or service.

Utility Maximization

The process by which individuals select the combination of goods and services that maximizes their level of satisfaction, given their budget constraint.

Diminishing Utility

is an economic principle stating that as a person consumes more of a good, the marginal utility of each additional unit decreases.