Now take a Rawlsian view and assume that the social welfare function is the level of utility

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Now take a Rawlsian view and assume that the social welfare function is the level of utility of the individual with the lowest utility level. Using the data from Problem 1, and again assuming there are eight oranges, what is the social welfare associated with each allocation of oranges? What allocation maximizes social welfare?

Data from  Problem 1

Assume that Crusoe and Friday have identical utility functions described by the following table.

Utility Functions for Friday and Crusoe NUMBER OF ORANGES UTILITY 1 11 2 21 3 30 4 38 5 45 6 48 7 8 50 51

Draw the utility function. Fill in the marginal utility data in the table above, and draw the marginal utility function.

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Economics Of The Public Sector

ISBN: 9780393925227

4th Edition

Authors: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jay K. Rosengard

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