Consider the Edgeworth Box illustrated in the figure to the right. and lj are in

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Consider the Edgeworth Box illustrated in the figure to the right. and lj are individual J's indifference curves and I and I2 are individual d's indfference curves. Bundle e represents the initial endowment. Explain why point e in the figure to the right is not on the contract curve Bundle e is not on the contract curve because Contract curve O A. O B. one party cannot be made better off without harming the other from trade. both consumers can be made better off if consumer j trades candy for wood with consumer d. ° C. the consumers, marginal rates of substitution are equal at bundle e D. the consumers'indifference curves are tangent at bundle e. O E. both consumers can be made better off if consumer j trades wood for candy with consumer d andy

Explanation / Answer

The endowment is not on the contract curve because both the individuals can be made better off if j trades candy for wood. The contract curve shows the pareto optimal points where both the individuals are better off with mutually beneficial trade.

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