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Is GDP per capita a good measure of a country's standard of living? Is GDP a good measure of a country's well-being? How should a country’s well-being be measured?
Consider the table of GDP and population for several imaginary countries.
GDP in millions of U.S. dollars
533.0
2275
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Wrigleyville
Longhornland
Dinkytown
$ 18.8
Using this information, please answer the questions. If there is not enough information to answer a question, please enter –11.
A. What is the GDP per capita of Longhornland in U.S. dollars? Express your answer rounded to one decimal place.
Population in millions GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
113.0
121
173.00
276800
1.600
B. What is the GDP of Dinkytown in millions of U.S. dollars? Express your answer rounded to one decimal place.
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measures could be included in comparing well-being across countries? If you were to
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