Suppose That Real GDP Per Capita of Monrovia Is $30,000

question 65

Multiple Choice

Suppose that real GDP per capita of Monrovia is $30,000. RGDP per capita in Westova is $15,000. Suppose that rate of growth of real GDP per capita in Monrovia is 3.17% per year and in Westova it is 6.34% per year. Using the rule of 72, calculate how many years it will take for RGDP per capita in Westova to catch up with RGDP per capita in Monrovia.

• A) approximately 11 years
• B) approximately 23 years
• C) approximately 34 years
• D) approximately 46 years

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Definitions:

Balance Sheet

A balance sheet showing the total assets, financial obligations, and shareholders' equity of a company at a specific moment.

Ledgerizing

The process of posting journal entries to the ledger accounts as a step in the accounting cycle for organizing financial information.

Journalizing

The act of recording financial transactions in a company's journal in order of occurrence before they are posted to the general ledger.

Posting

The process of transferring journal entry amounts to the respective accounts in the general ledger.