Suppose That in 1955 Japan Had an Initial Per Capita

question 43

Multiple Choice

Suppose that in 1955 Japan had an initial per capita GDP of $15,000 per year and China had 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 2015, ________ would have been the lower-income country, with a per capita GDP of approximately ________.

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

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