Consider the following two scenarios. Scenario 1 - Uninterrupted Growth Per capita GDP starts at $823 and grows by 6.1% each year for 4 years. Then it continues to grow at 6.1% for 61 more years. Scenario 2 - A Depression Before Growth Per capita GDP starts at $823 but a recession lasting for 4 years shrinks GDP per capita by 20% for each of those years. Then the economy recovers and grows by 6.1% for the next 61 years. How much lower is per capita GDP at the end of Scenario 2 compared to Scenario 1?

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Consider the following two scenarios.
Scenario 1 - Uninterrupted Growth
Per capita GDP starts at $823 and grows by 6.1% each year for 4 years. Then it continues to grow at
6.1% for 61 more years.
Scenario 2 - A Depression Before Growth
Per capita GDP starts at $823 but a recession lasting for 4 years shrinks GDP per capita by 20% for
each of those years. Then the economy recovers and grows by 6.1% for the next 61 years.
How much lower is per capita GDP at the end of Scenario 2 compared to Scenario 1?
Note: If the Great Depression never happened, and the U.S. experienced normal growth over those years
instead, GDP per capita today might be as high as $180,000. Since our GDP per capita is more like
$60,000 today, that means we have $120,000 less per person today because of the Depression. So, with
those numbers, my answer to this question would be "120,000".
TL;DR - Enter your answer as a positive number, not a negative one.
Round your final answer to two decimal places.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 10 Consider the following two scenarios. Scenario 1 - Uninterrupted Growth Per capita GDP starts at $823 and grows by 6.1% each year for 4 years. Then it continues to grow at 6.1% for 61 more years. Scenario 2 - A Depression Before Growth Per capita GDP starts at $823 but a recession lasting for 4 years shrinks GDP per capita by 20% for each of those years. Then the economy recovers and grows by 6.1% for the next 61 years. How much lower is per capita GDP at the end of Scenario 2 compared to Scenario 1? Note: If the Great Depression never happened, and the U.S. experienced normal growth over those years instead, GDP per capita today might be as high as $180,000. Since our GDP per capita is more like $60,000 today, that means we have $120,000 less per person today because of the Depression. So, with those numbers, my answer to this question would be "120,000". TL;DR - Enter your answer as a positive number, not a negative one. Round your final answer to two decimal places.
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