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Refer to the Given Information About a Hypothetical Economy

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 Full-time Employed 80 Part-time Employed 25 Unemployed 15 Discouraged Workers 5 Members of Underground Economy 6 Consumer Price Index 110\begin{array} { | l | c | } \hline \text { Full-time Employed } & 80 \\\hline \text { Part-time Employed } & 25 \\\hline \text { Unemployed } & 15 \\\hline \text { Discouraged Workers } & 5 \\\hline \text { Members of Underground Economy } & 6 \\\hline \text { Consumer Price Index } & 110 \\\hline\end{array} Refer to the given information about a hypothetical economy. If members of the underground economy are currently counted as part of the unemployed when in fact they are employed, the
O?cial unemployment rate is overstated by about


A) 0 percentage points.
B) 2 percentage points.
C) 5 percentage points.
D) 6 percentage points.

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