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Suppose that a nation has a GDP of 1.0 trillion dollars in 2000. If a country grows at an average rate of 3.0 % per year over a fifteen year period, then its compounded GDP at the end of the 15 year period should be:

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$1.558 trillion

Step-by-step explanation:

Given an initial GDP of $1 trillion and an average growth rate of 3% per year, at the end of 15 years, the GDP would have risen to:


GDP_(2000) * (1+r)^(15)


= 1 trillion * (1+0.03)^(15)


= 1 trillion * (1.03)^(15)


= 1 trillion * 1.558

= 1.558 trillion.

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