Full-Time Employed = 80 Part-Time Employed = 25 Unemployed = 15 Discouraged Workers = 5
Members of Underground Economy = 6 Consumer Price Index = 110
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 official unemployment rate is overstated by about
A. 0 percentage points.
B. 2 percentage points.
C. 5 percentage points.
D. 6 percentage points.
