Suppose economists observe that an increase in government spending of $13 billion raises the total demand for goods and services by $65 billion. 1. if these economists ignore the possibility of crowding out, what would they estimate the marginal propensity to consume (mpc) to be? round your answer to the nearest one hundredth. 2. now suppose the economists allow for crowding out. would their new estimate of the mpc be larger or smaller than their initial one?

Reynolds corp. factors $400,000 of accounts receivable with mateer finance corporation on a without recourse basis on july 1, 2015. the receivables records are transferred to mateer finance, which will receive the collections. mateer finance assesses a finance charge of 1 ½ percent of the amount of accounts receivable and retains an amount equal to 4% of accounts receivable to cover sales discounts, returns, and allowances. the transaction is to be recorded as a sale. required: a. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for reynolds corp. to record the sale of receivables without recourse. b. prepare the journal entry on july 1, 2015, for mateer finance corporation to record the purchase of receivables without recourse— think through this. c. explain the difference between sale of receivables with recourse as oppose to without recourse.