Employing utilitarianism as a measure of the public interest ...

[sheilaspns]

Employing utilitarianism as a measure of the public interest _____.
 
  a. is inconsistent with the concept of a social welfare function
  b. attempts to minimize the problems associated with market failure
  c. attempts to maximize total utility in a society
   d. avoids comparing individual's utilities

Question 2

If the utility function (U) between food (F) and clothing (C) can be represented as U = , the marginal utility of food equals
 
  A) .
  B) .
  C) 1/2 .
  D) 1/2 .

[aliotak]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

C