Firzaowns 3 iced milk coffee bottlesand 9 toasted bread while Razi owns 8 iced milk coffee bottles and 4 toasted bread. Given this resources, marginal rate of substitution (MRS) toasted bread and milk coffee for Firza and Razi is 4 and 2, respectively. DrawEdgeworth box diagram and explain whether the resource allocation between Firza and Razi is efficient. If this allocation is inefficient, explain what should Firza and Razi substitute to obtain higher utility?

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