Data for the country of Upper Mongoose are given in the table below. All figures are in billions of dollars. Category Value Net exports $50 Value of new goods and services produced in the underground economy 85 Personal consumption expenditures 400 Value of the services of stay-at-home parents 35 Gross domestic investment 100 Government purchases 50 Total 720 Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as a whole number. In parts b-c, round your answers to 2 decimal places. a. What is Upper Mongoose's GDP for the year? b. What is the size of the underground economy as a percentage of GDP?

Data for the country of Upper Mongoose are given in the table below. All figures are in billions of dollars. Category Value Net exports $50 Value of new goods and services produced in the underground economy 85 Personal consumption expenditures 400 Value of the services of stay-at-home parents 35 Gross domestic investment 100 Government purchases 50 Total 720 Instructions: In part a, enter your answer as a whole number. In parts b-c, round your answers to 2 decimal places. a. What is Upper Mongoose's GDP for the year? b. What is the size of the underground economy as a percentage of GDP?

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