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Consider an individual's preferences modeled by the utility function u(y,z) = y^a * z^b, where 'y' is their own wealth, 'z' is another person's wealth, and both 'a' and 'b' are positive constants.
True or False: If both the individual's wealth and the other person's wealth were to double, the individual's resulting utility would also exactly double, regardless of the specific positive values of 'a' and 'b'.
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