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Evaluating an Individual's Time Allocation
An individual is deciding how many hours to work. At their current choice of free time and consumption, the slope of their indifference curve is -25, and the slope of their feasible frontier is -18. Analyze this situation. Is the individual maximizing their satisfaction? Explain why or why not, and describe the specific change in their allocation of free time that would lead to a better outcome.
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