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A national statistical office is considering including two types of non-market activities in its economic output calculations: the value of vegetables grown in home gardens for personal consumption, and the value of time people spend volunteering for a local environmental cleanup. Explain why assigning a consistent and objective monetary value to the volunteer time is likely more methodologically challenging than valuing the home-grown vegetables.
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