A social welfare function is thought to be additive along the lines proposed by Bentham and Mill:W = U, + U, +.+ Unwhere U; is individual i's utility and there are n individuals.Suppose an economy is made up of two individuals, John and Jane. John's utility function isUJohn = 17Xand Jane's utility function isUJJane= 2X.There is a fixed quantity of good X (40 units) evenly divided between John and Jane (20 units for each).Social welfare (W) is equal to:W == utils. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

Given Social welfare function: W=U1+U2+....Un ... (1) There are two individuals in the…

A social welfare function is thought to be additive along the lines proposed by Bentham and Mill: W = U, + U2 +. + Un where U; is individual i's utility and there are n individuals. Suppose an economy is made up of two individuals, John and Jane. John's utility function is UJohn = 17VX and Jane's utility function is Ujane = 2X. There is a fixed quantity of good X (40 units) evenly divided between John and Jane (20 units for each). Social welfare (W) is equal to: W = | utils. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

A social welfare function is thought to be additive along the lines proposed by Bentham and Mill: W = U, + U2 +. + Un where U; is individual i's utility and there are n individuals. Suppose an economy is made up of two individuals, John and Jane. John's utility function is UJohn = 17VX and Jane's utility function is Ujane = 2X. There is a fixed quantity of good X (40 units) evenly divided between John and Jane (20 units for each). Social welfare (W) is equal to: W = | utils. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

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