) Suppose that ing a society there are lonly two people, Costas and George, white which share a fixed amount o f income t500 .The function Cos tas usefulness in UK=SOXI, U=200xI2 Cuwhere Ik and Ir is the income of Costas and George respectively) Suppose that the function of social well- being is W=Ok t Ur. Determime the income distribution between Costoa) and George who monimizes socia l prosperity. 1/2 while its functionGeorge is

) Suppose that ing a society there are lonly two people, Costas and George, white which share a fixed amount o f income t500 .The function Cos tas usefulness in UK=SOXI, U=200xI2 Cuwhere Ik and Ir is the income of Costas and George respectively) Suppose that the function of social well- being is W=Ok t Ur. Determime the income distribution between Costoa) and George who monimizes socia l prosperity. 1/2 while its functionGeorge is

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Chapter16: Economies In Transition

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