Each citizen in a small town suffers 5 units of irritation for each bushel of leaves burned in the town. The charge for hauling a bushel of leaves to the land fill is a fee equal to 20 units of irritation. There are 25 people in the town, each of whom minimizes personal irritation and has 10 bushels of leaves. In this problem we change several of the assumptions used so far. Individuals now vary in their distaste for carrying leaves to the land-fill. Also, the first 100 bushels burned do not create a problem for anyone because the air could dissipate the smoke without harm. However, after the first 100 bushels the problem sets in as described earlier. How could efficiency be reached under these new circumstances?

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The Answer of Each citizen in a small town suffers 5 units of irritation for each bushel of leaves burned in the town. The charge for hauling a bushel of leaves to the land fill is a fee equal to 20 units of irritation. There are 25 people in the town, each of whom minimizes personal irritation and has 10 bushels of leaves. In this problem we change several of the assumptions used so far. Individuals now vary in their distaste for carrying leaves to the land-fill. Also, the first 100 bushels burned do not create a problem for anyone because the air could dissipate the smoke without harm. However, after the first 100 bushels the problem sets in as described earlier. How could efficiency be reached under these new circumstances?

Each Citizen in a Small Town Suffers 5 Units of Irritation