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Figure 15.10 Edgeworth Box with Two Sets of Isoquants
A Pareto-efficient allocation of capital and labor inputs occurs at a tangency between Cereal, Inc.’s and Pancake, Inc.’s isoquants, where Cereal, Inc.’s marginal rate of technical substitution (MRTSLK) equals Pancake, Inc.’s MRTSLK. Point F shows a possible allocation of labor and capital between Cereal, Inc. and Pancake, Inc. Because it lies on the intersection of isoquants QC1 and QP1—and not at the tangency—F is an inefficient allocation. G, which is located at the tangency between QC2 and QP2, is a Pareto-efficient input allocation.