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can someone please tell me how to solve this i am getting option d as my answer but right answer is optio c .
A and B live in an exchange economy. There are two
goods X and Y . utility functions of A and B are
U of A(x, y) = x + y and
U of B(x, y) = x^2+y^2
, respectively. A’s endowment is 2 units of X and 1 unit
of Y , while B’s endowment is 1 unit of X and 2 units of Y . Consider the
following allocations
Allocation 1: A gets 1.5 units of X and zero unit of Y , B gets 1.5 units of X and 3 units of Y
Allocation 2: A gets 1.5 units of X and 1.5 unit of Y , B gets 1.5 units of X
and 1.5 units of Y
(a) Both the allocations are Pareto optimal
(b) None of the allocations is Pareto optimal
(c) Only allocation 1 is Pareto optimal
(d) Only allocation 2 is Pareto optimal
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