4. What is the optimal income distribution between two citizens under these three assumptions: -The Social Welfare Function is Utilitarian. - The total income is fixed. - The two citizens have the same individual utility function, which exhibits decreasing but positive marginal utility of income.

4. What is the optimal income distribution between two citizens under these three assumptions: -The Social Welfare Function is Utilitarian. - The total income is fixed. - The two citizens have the same individual utility function, which exhibits decreasing but positive marginal utility of income.

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