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If these hourly wage rates are used as the basis for the valuation of unpaid housework, a wife in Nguyen Trai would produce 276,000VND per month in housework value and a wife in Dai Dong would produce 160,000VND (see Table 6.

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calculation

Question:

Why is there a difference in the housework value produced by a wife in Nguyen Trai and a wife in Dai Dong when using hourly wage rates as the valuation basis?

Answer (optional):

There is a difference in the housework value produced by a wife in Nguyen Trai and a wife in Dai Dong when using hourly wage rates as the valuation basis because the hourly wage rates in these two areas are different. The hourly wage rate in Nguyen Trai is 1,629 VND, while in Dai Dong it is 1,046 VND. This difference in wage rates leads to the different values of housework produced by wives in these two areas: 276,000 VND per month in Nguyen Trai and 160,000 VND per month in Dai Dong.