Consistency of Household Preference Data
A researcher is studying a two-person household, operating under the standard assumptions that both members have identical preferences and agree to share all goods equally. The researcher's notes claim that the household as a whole is indifferent between the following three total daily bundles:
- Bundle A (Total): 32 hours of free time, $100 of consumption.
- Bundle B (Total): 30 hours of free time, $140 of consumption.
- Bundle C (Total): 28 hours of free time, $160 of consumption.
Based on the principle of deriving household preferences from a single member's preferences, is it plausible that a single indifference curve for the household would contain all three of these bundles? Explain your reasoning by analyzing the implied trade-offs for an individual member.
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