Professor Nightsoils Utility Function Is U N (B N, P

question 64

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Professor Nightsoils utility function is U N (B N, P N) = B_N + 4P^1/2_N and Dean Interfaces utility function is U I (B I, P I) = B_I +2P^1/2_I where B N and B I are the number of bromides and P N and P I are the number of platitudes consumed by Nightsoil and Interface respectively.If Nightsoils initial endowment is 4 bromides and 25 platitudes and if Interfaces initial endowment is 2 bromides and 20 platitudes, then at any Pareto efficient allocation in which both consume positive amounts of both goods,

• A)Nightsoil consumes the same ratio of bromides to platitudes as Interface.
• B)Interface consumes 9 platitudes.
• C)Interface consumes 5 bromides.
• D)Interface consumes 3 bromides.
• E)Interface consumes 4 bromides.

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