We saw in class that PPP conversion factors are different from market exchange rates because they are based on the actual purchasing powers of currencies. The table below shows the GDP of different countries in their local currency along with their GDP at the market exchange rate, population, and the PPP conversion factor. country GDP in 2017 GDP (US$s, at market ex.) PPP factor population Japan 544¥ trillion $4.86 trillion 105 ¥/$ 127.5 million India 1717 trillion $2.65 trillion 20 /$ 1339 million Mexico 22 trillion pesos $1.16 trillion 11 pesos/$ 129 million Which country has the higher GDP per capita measured in purchasing power, India or Mexico? O Mexico's average income is more than double India's O India's average income is more than double Mexico's Mexico and India have similar average incomes O not enough information is provided
We saw in class that PPP conversion factors are different from market exchange rates because they are based on the actual purchasing powers of currencies. The table below shows the GDP of different countries in their local currency along with their GDP at the market exchange rate, population, and the PPP conversion factor. country GDP in 2017 GDP (US$s, at market ex.) PPP factor population Japan 544¥ trillion $4.86 trillion 105 ¥/$ 127.5 million India 1717 trillion $2.65 trillion 20 /$ 1339 million Mexico 22 trillion pesos $1.16 trillion 11 pesos/$ 129 million Which country has the higher GDP per capita measured in purchasing power, India or Mexico? O Mexico's average income is more than double India's O India's average income is more than double Mexico's Mexico and India have similar average incomes O not enough information is provided
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![We saw in class that PPP conversion factors are different from market exchange rates because they are based on the actual
purchasing powers of currencies. The table below shows the GDP of different countries in their local currency along with their GDP at
the market exchange rate, population, and the PPP conversion factor.
country
GDP in 2017
GDP (US$s, at market ex.) PPP factor
роpulation
Japan
544¥ trillion
$4.86 trillion
105 ¥/$
127.5 million
India
1717 trillion
$2.65 trillion
20 7/$
1339 million
|Мexico
22 trillion pesos
$1.16 trillion
11 pesos/$
129 million
Which country has the higher GDP per capita measured in purchasing power, India or Mexico?
Mexico's average income is more than double India's
India's average income is more than double Mexico's
Mexico and India have similar average incomes
not enough information is provided](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fe4591321-f3f0-4178-91c9-e06c92ee939b%2Fef203d96-8c1c-477c-a6e1-71c24a829ebe%2Fssbzb8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:We saw in class that PPP conversion factors are different from market exchange rates because they are based on the actual
purchasing powers of currencies. The table below shows the GDP of different countries in their local currency along with their GDP at
the market exchange rate, population, and the PPP conversion factor.
country
GDP in 2017
GDP (US$s, at market ex.) PPP factor
роpulation
Japan
544¥ trillion
$4.86 trillion
105 ¥/$
127.5 million
India
1717 trillion
$2.65 trillion
20 7/$
1339 million
|Мexico
22 trillion pesos
$1.16 trillion
11 pesos/$
129 million
Which country has the higher GDP per capita measured in purchasing power, India or Mexico?
Mexico's average income is more than double India's
India's average income is more than double Mexico's
Mexico and India have similar average incomes
not enough information is provided
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