(Table: Total Utility) the Table Shows the Utility Levels for Three

question 46

Essay

(Table: Total Utility) The table shows the utility levels for three people living on a tiny island. The island's benevolent dictator, Gilligan, is considering a policy that will increase Thurston's utility by 10 and decrease Ginger and Mary Ann's by 5.
a. If Gilligan uses a social welfare function given by W = min[U_G, U_T, U_M], should he enact the policy change?
b. If Gilligan uses a social welfare function given by W = U_G + U_T + U_M, should he enact the policy change?
c. If Gilligan uses a social welfare function given by W = U_G × U_T × U_M, should he enact the policy change?

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