Ms.Spring currently earns $100,000 a year,while her junior partner,Mr.Fall,earns $55,000 a year.From the perspective of a utilitarian,if both of their incomes are subject to diminishing marginal utility,taking a dollar from Ms.Spring and giving it to Mr.Fall will

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A utilitarian perspective is concerned with maximizing the total utility of society, and not individual utility. Therefore, taking a dollar from Ms.Spring and giving it to Mr.Fall would increase total income for both individuals, and society's total utility would increase. Additionally, since both their incomes are subject to diminishing marginal utility, Mr.Fall's marginal utility of income would likely increase by receiving an additional dollar, while Ms.Spring's marginal utility of income would decrease by losing a dollar. However, this is not the primary concern from a utilitarian perspective.

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