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The Table Below Reflects the Levels of Total Utility Received

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The table below reflects the levels of total utility received from income for each of four members of a society. The table below reflects the levels of total utility received from income for each of four members of a society.    a.Assume that the society has the following income distribution:Peter $3Paul $7Mary $5Jane $3Is it possible for the government to increase total aggregate utility by redistributing income among members of society? Explain your answer. b.Assume that the government has $19 to allocate among the four members of society. (Assume that no one has any income to start with.) If the government is interested in distributing income in a way that maximizes aggregate total utility, how should it distribute the $19 of income? c.Does the table above describe a situation characterized by diminishing marginal utility? Explain your answer.
a.Assume that the society has the following income distribution:Peter $3Paul $7Mary $5Jane $3Is it possible for the government to increase total aggregate utility by redistributing income among members of society? Explain your answer.
b.Assume that the government has $19 to allocate among the four members of society. (Assume that no one has any income to start with.) If the government is interested in distributing income in a way that maximizes aggregate total utility, how should it distribute the $19 of income?
c.Does the table above describe a situation characterized by diminishing marginal utility? Explain your answer.


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