Michael Burda of Humboldt University in Germany and Daniel Hamermesh of the University of Texas examined how workers in the United States who lost their jobs between 2003 and 2006 spent their time. They discovered that during the period when they were​ unemployed, the reduction in the number of hours of paid work was almost completely replaced by an increase in the number of hours spent on household production.​Source: Michael Burda and Daniel S.​ Hamermesh, "Unemployment and Household​ Production," National Bureau of Economic Research working paper​ 14676, January 2009.Based on these​ findings, what can we predict about total production—whether or not that production is included in the calculation of GDP—in the economy when these workers became​ unemployed?A.If the workers had been paying other people to perform the household activities prior to​ unemployment, then total production will fall.This is the correct answer.B.When workers lose their​ jobs, total production falls since workers are no longer earning wages.C.If the workers had been paying other people to perform the household activities prior to​ unemployment, then total production will rise.D.Since household production is not calculated in​ GDP, there is a decrease in total production that comes due to unemployment.

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