Antony and Cleopatra run a food stall together. Their joint profit is 10 Rupees per month, from which Antony gets Rupees and Cleopatra gets Rupees. Utility functions of Antony and Cleopatra are and , respectively. Consider the following divisions, Division 1: , Division 2: .
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Antony and Cleopatra run a food stall together. Their joint profit is 10 Rupees per month, from which Antony gets I_A Rupees and Cleopatra gets I_C Rupees. Utility functions of Antony and Cleopatra are U_A=√I_AI_C and U_C=I_C, respectively. Consider the following divisions, Division 1: I_A=7,I_C=3, Division 2: I_A=3,I_C=7. (A) Both the divisions are Pareto optimal (B) None of the divisions is Pareto optimal (C) Only Division 1 is Pareto optimal (D) Only Division 2 is Pareto optimal
Also written as: Antony and Cleopatra run a food stall together. Their joint profit is 10 Rupees per month, from which Antony gets I_A Rupees and Cleopatra gets I_C Rupees. Utility functions of Antony and Cleopatra are U_A=sqrt(I_AI_C) and U_C=I_C, respectively. Consider the following divisions, Division 1: I_A=7,I_C=3, Division 2: I_A=3,I_C=7.
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