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22) Consider a society consisting of just a farmer and a tailor. The farmer has 10 units of food but no clothing. The tailor has 20 units of clothing but no food. Suppose each has the utility function U = F * C. Derive the contract curve.
23) Robinson starts out with 10 lobsters and 5 coconuts. Friday starts out with 10 lobsters and 15 coconuts. After trading, Robinson ends up with 8 lobsters and 10 coconuts. Robinson feels neither better nor worse off than when he started but cannot get Friday to agree to any more trades. Friday feels better off than when he started. Draw the Edgeworth box consistent with this story.
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