Suppose economists observe that an increase in government spending of $10 billion raises the total demand for goods and services by $30 billion.

a. if these economists ignore the possibility of crowding out, what would they estimate the marginal propensity to consume (mpc) to be?
b. now suppose the economists allow for crowding out. would their new estimate of the mpc be larger or smaller than their initial one?

Budget in this final week, you will develop a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the program and complete the final concept paper for the proposed program due for senior management review. the budget should identify the program's anticipated expenses for the year ahead. budget line items should be consistent with the proposed program and staffing plan. using the readings for the week, the south university online library, and the internet, complete the following tasks: create a proposed budget of $150,000 for the first year of the proposed program including the cost for personnel, supplies, education materials, marketing costs, and so on in a microsoft excel spreadsheet. you may transfer your budget to your report. justify the cost for each item of the proposed budget in a budget narrative.

On analyzing her company’s goods transport route, simone found that they could reduce transport costs by a quarter if they merged different transport routes. what role (job) does simone play at her company? simone is at her company.

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?