7. An isolated village surrounded by wilderness contains a cultivated banana grove. Bananas (b) are the only consumption good; the number of villagers working in the grove is Lg. The grove produces bananas by: B = 12L, -L Bananas also grow in the wilderness by: B,= 2L». The village has 12 identical workers; none of them desires leisure and no other resources or products need beconsidered. a.As a benevolent dictator, how would you divide the 12 laborers between grove and wilderness to maximize banana output? b.Compare the results if the grove were instead "un-owned" property, so that any villager can enter and pick what he pleases?
7. An isolated village surrounded by wilderness contains a cultivated banana grove. Bananas (b) are the only consumption good; the number of villagers working in the grove is Lg. The grove produces bananas by: B = 12L, -L Bananas also grow in the wilderness by: B,= 2L». The village has 12 identical workers; none of them desires leisure and no other resources or products need beconsidered. a.As a benevolent dictator, how would you divide the 12 laborers between grove and wilderness to maximize banana output? b.Compare the results if the grove were instead "un-owned" property, so that any villager can enter and pick what he pleases?
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![7. An isolated village surrounded by wilderness contains a cultivated banana grove. Bananas (b) are the only
consumption good; the number of villagers working in the grove is Lg. The grove produces bananas by: B =
12L, -L. Bananas also grow in the wilderness by: B= 2L. The village has 12 identical workers; none of them
desires leisure and no other resources or products need beconsidered.
a.As a benevolent dictator, how would you divide the 12 laborers between grove and wilderness to maximize
banana output?
b.Compare the results if the grove were instead "un-owned" property, so that any villager can enter and pick
what he pleases?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F6274a625-9a74-4008-b392-f1961eea52c4%2Fb7954c8b-06cf-4438-8c89-2394ae556bff%2Fym1k5v_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:7. An isolated village surrounded by wilderness contains a cultivated banana grove. Bananas (b) are the only
consumption good; the number of villagers working in the grove is Lg. The grove produces bananas by: B =
12L, -L. Bananas also grow in the wilderness by: B= 2L. The village has 12 identical workers; none of them
desires leisure and no other resources or products need beconsidered.
a.As a benevolent dictator, how would you divide the 12 laborers between grove and wilderness to maximize
banana output?
b.Compare the results if the grove were instead "un-owned" property, so that any villager can enter and pick
what he pleases?
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