Exam 32: Welfare-Part B

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Suppose that Romeo has the utility function U = S 8RS4J and Juliet has the utility function U = S4RS 8J, where SR is Romeo's spaghetti consumption and SJ is Juliet's.They have 120 units of spaghetti to divide between them.

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Hatfield and McCoy burn with hatred for each other.They both consume corn whisky.Hatfield's utility function is U = WH - W 2M /16 and McCoy's utility is U = WM - W2H /16, where WH is Hatfield's whisky consumption and WM is McCoy's whisky consumption, measured in gallons.The sheriff has a total of 66 gallons of confiscated whisky which he could give back to them.For some reason, the sheriff wants them both to be as happy as possible and he wants to treat them equally.The sheriff should give them each

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A Borda count is used to decide an election between three candidates, x, y, and z, where a score of 1 is awarded to a first choice, 2 to a second choice, and 3 to a third choice.There are 25 voters.3 voters rank the candidates x first, y second, and z third; 10 voters rank the candidates x first, z second, and y third; 6 rank the candidates z first, y second, and x third; and 6 voters rank the candidates y first, z second, and x third.Which candidate wins?

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Suppose that Romeo has the utility function U = S 5RS 2J and Juliet has the utility function U = S 2RS 5J, where SR is Romeo's spaghetti consumption and SJ is Juliet's.They have 70 units of spaghetti to divide between them.

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Hatfield and McCoy burn with hatred for each other.They both consume corn whisky.Hatfield's utility function is U = WH - W 2M /32 and McCoy's utility is U = WM - W2H /32, where WH is Hatfield's whisky consumption and WM is McCoy's whisky consumption, measured in gallons.The sheriff has a total of 82 gallons of confiscated whisky which he could give back to them.For some reason, the sheriff wants them both to be as happy as possible and he wants to treat them equally.The sheriff should give them each

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