MsSpring Currently Earns $100,000 a Year,while Her Junior Partner,Mr

question 238

Multiple Choice

Ms.Spring currently earns $100,000 a year,while her junior partner,Mr.Fall,earns $55,000 a year.From the perspective of a utilitarian,if both of their incomes are subject to diminishing marginal utility,taking a dollar from Ms.Spring and giving it to Mr.Fall will

• A) increase society's total utility.
• B) lower Ms.Spring's marginal utility of income.
• C) increase Mr.Fall's marginal utility of income.
• D) lower society's total utlity.

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