Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 221

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
Scenario: Growth Rates in Two Countries
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.
-(Scenario: Growth Rates in Two Countries) Look at the scenario Growth Rates in Two Countries. 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:

Doubled

Increased by 100 percent; made twice as large or numerous.

Quadrupled

Quadrupled in amount or worth.

Trade Deficit

A situation that occurs when a country imports more goods and services than it exports, resulting in a negative balance of trade.

Billions

A numerical value equal to one thousand million (1,000,000,000) in the short scale used by most English-speaking countries.