(Table 2: Economic and Population Data for Countries A, B

question 38

Multiple Choice

(Table 2: Economic and Population Data for Countries A, B, C, and D, 2008 to 2018)
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Table 2. Economic and Population Data for Countries A, B, C, and D, } 2008 \text { to } 2018\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline & \text { Country A } & \text { Country B } & \text { Country C } & \text { Country D } \\\hline 2008 \text { real GDP } & \$ 90 \text { million } & \$ 60 \text { million } & \$ 360 \text { million } & \$ 150 \text { million } \\\hline 2008 \text { population } & 9,000 & 20,000 & 30,000 & 50,000 \\\hline 2018 \text { real GDP } & \$ 150 \text { million } & \$ 126 \text { million } & \$ 462 \text { million } & \$ 260 \text { million } \\\hline 2018 \text { population } & 10,000 & 21,000 & 33,000 & 52,000 \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$
-Table 2 provides information on population and real GDP for countries A, B, C, and

• A) A
• B) B
• C) C
• D) D

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Definitions:

Net Income Before Taxes

The total revenue minus the total expenses, excluding tax expenses.

Debt Management Ratio

Financial ratios that evaluate a company's ability to manage its long-term debts, including measurements like debt to equity and interest coverage ratio.

Debt to Total Assets

A financial ratio indicating the percentage of a company's assets financed by creditors as opposed to equity.

Times Interest Earned

A financial ratio that measures a company’s ability to meet its interest payments based on its earnings before interest and taxes.