Uneven development has resulted in wide disparities in income across the globe. Select Gross National Income per Capita and Show Political Labels. Which statement below is true about the global distribution of gross national income per capita?
a. South Asian countries are generally richer than countries in East Asa.
b. Wealth, as indicated by GNI per capita, is concentrated exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.
c. Although generally poor, a few African countries fall within the highest income bracket.
d. Norway has the highest income and the Central African Republic records the lowest income per capita

Costco wholesale corporation operates membership warehouses selling food, appliances, consumer electronics, apparel and other household goods at 471 locations across the u. s. as well as in canada, mexico and puerto rico. as of its fiscal year-end 2005, costco had approximately 21.2 million members. selected fiscal-year information from the company's balance sheets follows. ($ millions). selected balance sheet data 2005 2004 merchandise inventories $4,015 $3,644 deferred membership income (liability) 501 454 (a) during fiscal 2005, costco collected $1,120 cash for membership fees. use the financial statement effectstemplate to record the cash collected for membership fees. (b) in 2005, costco recorded $46,347 million in merchandise costs (that is, cost of goods sold). record thistransaction in the financial statement effects template. (c) determine the value of merchandise that costco purchased during fiscal-year 2005. use the financial statementeffects template to record these merchandise purchases. assume all of costco's purchases are on credit.