Consider a 2x2 exchange economy where the two individuals A and B engaged in the exchange...

Consider a 2x2 exchange economy where the two individuals A and B engaged in the exchange of the two goods x and y have utility functions U A = x A − y A − 1 and U B = y B − x B − 1, respectively. The individuals' endowments are { ( w A x , w A y ) , ( w B x , w B y ) } = { ( 5 , 10 ) , ( 10 , 5 ) } . Derive the allocation corresponding to the competitive equilibrium.

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