Solution Review: Calculate the Power of a Number

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  // Initialize variable
  int base = 2, exponent = 3, result = 1;
  // for loop initialization
  for (int counter = 1; counter <= exponent; counter++) {
    // for loop body
    result *= base;
  }
  // Exit for loop
  cout << result;
  return 0;
}