Two Individuals, a and B, Consume Two Goods $x$ And $y$ Consumer a Initially Has 3 Units Of x

Multiple Choice

Two individuals, A and B, consume two goods, $x$ and $y$ . Consumer A initially has 3 units of $x$ and 2 units of $y$ . Consumer B initially has 5 units of $x$ and 6 units of $y$ . Also, for Consumer A the $M R S _ { x , y } ^ { A } = { 5 x } / 3 y$ and for Consumer B the $M M R S _ { x , y } ^ { B } = 3 x / y$ . Does this initial allocation of $x$ and $y$ represent an efficient allocation?

A) Yes
B) No, because both consumers could be made better off by giving A more $x$ and less
$y$ .
C) No, because both consumers could be made better off by giving A more $y$ and less
$x$ .
D) Cannot be determined from the given information.