Efficiency Analysis of a Specific Allocation
An individual's preferences for free time (t) and grain (c) are described by the utility function U(t, c) = t * c. The technological limit on grain production is given by the feasible frontier c = 4√(24 - t). Consider the allocation where the individual has 8 hours of free time and the corresponding amount of grain on the feasible frontier. Is this allocation Pareto efficient? Justify your answer by calculating and comparing the marginal rate of substitution (the slope of the indifference curve) and the marginal rate of transformation (the slope of the feasible frontier) at this specific point.
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