If total growth is high but per capita income is not rising, what analysis is suitable?

Correct answer: Economic output may not be rising in line with population growth

The correct answer is A. Per capita income means average income or output available per person. It can be understood by dividing total income by total population. If the population increases rapidly but total economic production grows slowly, the larger total output is being shared among more people, so average income may remain unchanged or fall. This does not prove that population growth is the only cause; education, employment, prices, inequality and productivity also matter. Option A is the most suitable analysis because it compares the pace of economic output with the pace of population growth. B is wrong because mountains do not determine per capita income by themselves. C is wrong because population growth does not always raise income. D is wrong because population size and economic output can affect average income. Memory cue: per capita asks, “How much is available for each person?”