Suppose That in 1950 Japan Has an Initial Per Capita

question 81

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in 1950 Japan has an initial per capita GDP of $15,000 per year and China has a per capita GDP of $2,500. But China is growing at 7 percent per year and Japan is growing at 2 percent per year. In 2010, ________ is the lower-income country, with a per capita GDP of approximately ________.

• A) China; $2,500
• B) Japan; $15,000
• C) Japan; $50,000
• D) China; $46,000
• E) Japan; $105,000

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