Two individuals are negotiating the provision of a local public good, and their preferences can be accurately modeled using quasi-linear utility functions. They determine that the Pareto-efficient quantity is 10 units. Subsequently, a costless government program redistributes a lump-sum of income from the wealthier individual to the less wealthy one, making their incomes more equal. Which of the following statements most accurately analyzes the consequences of this redistribution?
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