A small economy has only two consumers, Zeke and Maude. Zeke's utility function is U(x, y)
. Maude's utility function is U(x, y) = x + 4y. At a Pareto optimal allocation in which both individuals consume some of each good, how much y does Zeke consume?
A) 36
B) 12
C) 5
D) 10
E) We can't tell without knowing the initial endowments.
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