Rebecca and Leah are roommates. Rebecca likes to study with the music playing loudly and Leah needs quiet when she studies. Rebecca would be willing to pay $5 a night to hear music while Leah would be willing to pay $10 a night for the quiet. In this situation
a. Leah should pay Rebecca $7.50 a night to not listen to music, because that would be a Pareto improvement
b. Rebecca should stop listening to music because that would be a Pareto improvement
c. There is no action that would create a Pareto improvement
d. Rebecca should pay Leah $7.50 a night to listen to music, because that would be a Pareto improvement
e. Leah should pay Rebecca $4.50 a night to not listen to music, because that would be a Pareto improvement
A
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