1. Use the following data to answer the next question:
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## GNI (2014 US$ Billions): Indonesia: 895; Thailand: 358;
Philippines: 322; Malaysia: 310; Pakistan: 247
## GNI at PPP (2014 US$ Billions): Indonesia: 2,315; Thailand: 899;
Pakistan: 881; Philippines: 771; Malaysia: 669
## GNI at PPP per capita (2014 US$): Malaysia: 22,525; Thailand:
13,397; Indonesia: 9,260; Philippines: 7,827; Pakistan: 4,851
## GDP Growth % (World bank 2010-14): Philippines: 7.2; Indonesia:
5.8; Malaysia: 4.7; Pakistan 4.4; Thailand: 1.8
## HDI (2013) Index: Malaysia: 0.773; Thailand: 0.722; Indonesia:
0.684; Philippines: 0.660; Pakistan 0.537
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Your company needs to choose a country to enter based on access to
education by minorities: the higher the access to quality education
by women and ethnic minorities, the better is the country as a
target. According to the data provided, and assuming the listed
variables is all the information you have, the chances of your
company selecting ______ are MUCH LOWER than it selecting
_____:
-Indonesia; Pakistan
-Philippines; Malaysia
-Malaysia; Thailand
- Philippines; Pakistan
Since the listed variables are the only data that is available, it is important to note that "Gross National Income" and GDP growth, on a standalone basis, do not reflect the parameters of higher the access to quality education by women and ethnic minorities. Therefore, the GDP and GNI data are inconclusive.
On the other hand, the HDI index is useful in investigating these parameters. The "Human Development Index" incorporates factors like life expectancy, education index and the GNI to arrive at a conclusion on high development and low development countries. The higher the HDI, the better is the overall development.
Considering this overview - The chances of your company selecting Philippines are MUCH LOWER than it selecting Malaysia.
It is clear that Malaysia has the highest HDI among the given countries and therefore the country is a better target for entry by the company.
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