Refer to the Following Table When Answering the Following Questions

question 89

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following table when answering the following questions.
Table 4.1: Production Model's Prediction for Per Capita GDP (US = 1) (Source: Penn World Tables 9.0)
-Consider Table 4.1, which compares the model to actual statistical data on per capita GDP. You observe the model:

• A) consistently underestimates the level of per capita GDP.
• B) consistently overestimates the level of per capita GDP.
• C) does a really good job of estimating the level of per capita GDP.
• D) clearly contains all factors that affect per capita GDP.
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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