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, hat 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? explain.

Harris fabrics computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. at the beginning of the year, it estimated that 34,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of production. the company also estimated $599,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead expenses for the coming period and variable manufacturing overhead of $3.00 per direct labor-hour. harris's actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $768,234 and its actual total direct labor was 34,500 hours. required: compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year. (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)