Oscar and Felix room together in an apartment in New York City. Oscar is very messy and Felix is obsessed with neatness. Felix cannot stand a messy apartment and is even willing to pay Oscar $50 per week for him to clean up after himself
Oscar hates to clean up so much that he is willing to pay Felix $30 per week to maintain his messy habits. If Felix has the right to a clean apartment explain why the apartment will be clean. If Oscar has the right to remain messy explain why the apartment will still be clean.
In either case the apartment will remain clean. If Felix has the right to cleanliness, Oscar may offer $40 but the offer is likely to be refused because he values cleanliness at $50 . If Oscar has the right to be messy he will be willing to accept some payment between $30 and $50 from Felix to clean up after himself.
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