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Calculate the government spending multiplier, and how much the government would need to spend to close the recessionary gap. Ignore the effects of automatic stabilizers

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Calculate the government spending multiplier, and how much the government would need to spend to close the recessionary gap. Ignore the effects of automatic stabilizers and crowding out for this calculation. Please help by showing the both the work and solution.

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Economic Measurement Nation A (Last Names A-K) Real GDP Description Output in the economy is currently less than potential Real GDP. Recessionary Gap $400 billion Marginal Propensity to Consume 0.8 Unemployment Rate 8% Natural Rate of Unemployment 4% Inflation Rate -1% (Inflationary Target for the Nation) (2%) Debt to GDP Ratio 80% Federal Funds Rate 5%

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