
Respuesta :
The Per Capita GDP for Country “A” and Country “B” would be 40,000$ and 20,000$ respectively.
Explanation:
Stepwise procedure
Initial per capita GDP= 5000$ (Given)
The growth rate for Country A=12% (Given)
The growth rate for Country B=8% (Given)
Time frame=18 years
The point worth understanding here is that Per Capita GDP would happen in compounding manner
Thus,
We know that, for Compound interest
Amount= Principal*(1+rate/100) ^time
Here Amount= Final per capita GDP after 18 years (in 2036) for both countries
Principal= initial per capita GDP
Putting the values in the equation separately for country “A” and Country “B”
We get
Per capita GDP of “A” after 18 years = 5000*(112/100) ^18
= 38,449.83$ (Approximately 40,000$)
Per capita GDP of “B” after 18 years = 5000*(108/100) ^18
= 19,980$ (Approximately 20,000$)