According to Utilitarian Justice, the Redistribution of Income from the Rich

question 27

Multiple Choice

According to utilitarian justice, the redistribution of income from the rich to the poor causes

• A) the rich to sacrifice a lot and the poor to gain a little.
• B) the marginal utility of both the rich and the poor to increase.
• C) the marginal utility of both the rich and the poor to decrease.
• D) an increase in total utility because of the law of decreasing marginal utility.

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