Oscar and Felix room together in an apartment in New York City. Oscar is very messy and Felix is obsessed with neatness. Felix cannot stand a messy apartment and is even willing to pay Oscar $50 per week for him to clean up after himself. Oscar hates to clean up so much that he is willing to pay Felix $30 per week to maintain his messy habits. If Felix has the right to a clean apartment explain why the apartment will be clean. If Oscar has the right to remain messy explain why the apartment will still be clean.

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The Answer is In either case the apartment will remain clean. If Felix has the right to cleanliness, Oscar may offer $40 but the offer is likely to be refused because he values cleanliness at $50. If Oscar has the right to be messy he will be willing to accept some payment between $30 and $50 from Felix to clean up after himself.

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