def METHOD_NAME(exc, scale):
    """
    Rescale an exchange by a given factor.
    Parameters
    ----------
    exc : dict
        The exchange to be rescaled.
    scale : float
        The factor by which to rescale the exchange.
    Returns
    -------
    dict
        The rescaled exchange.
    Examples
    --------
    >>> exc = {'name': 'Output 1', 'amount': 1.0}
    >>> rescale_exchange(exc, 2.0)
    {'name': 'Output 1', 'amount': 2.0}
    """
    exc = copy.deepcopy(exc)
    exc["amount"] *= scale
    return exc