Helen has 3 liters of Cola and 9 Burgers. Alex, on the other hand, has 8 liters of Cola and 4 Burger. With these endowments, Helen's marginal rate of substitution (MRS) of Cola for Burgers is 4 and Alex's MRS is equal to 2. Draw an Edgeworth Box Diagram to show whether this allocation of resources is efficient. If it is, explain why. If it is not, what o will m tter off?
Helen has 3 liters of Cola and 9 Burgers. Alex, on the other hand, has 8 liters of Cola and 4 Burger. With these endowments, Helen's marginal rate of substitution (MRS) of Cola for Burgers is 4 and Alex's MRS is equal to 2. Draw an Edgeworth Box Diagram to show whether this allocation of resources is efficient. If it is, explain why. If it is not, what o will m tter off?
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Transcribed Image Text:Helen has 3 liters of Cola and 9 Burgers. Alex, on the other hand, has 8 liters of Cola and 4
Burger. With these endowments, Helen's marginal rate of substitution (MRS)
of Cola for Burgers is 4 and Alex's MRS is equal to 2. Draw an Edgeworth Box Diagram
to show whether this allocation of resources is efficient. If it is, explain why. If it is not, what
exchanges will make both parties better off?
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