Which of the following is not an example of Pareto optimality?
A. The city council approves a tax increase on all residents in order to make repairs to one remote residential street.
B. The Beauregard twins eagerly switch cell phone cases with each other.
C. Despite complaints from members, Harmony Industries builds a sewage treatment plant next to a country club.
D. Timmy tricks Jonathan into trading a genuine Brooks Robinson baseball card for a fake Pete Rose baseball card.
Answer: B
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