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\subsection{Optimal MAPF}  [[TODO: Define social welfare and best response]]  A line of previous work was devoted to the optimal variant of MAPF. In the optimal variant a solution which minimizes the summation of single agent paths is required.   Optimizing In CA optimizing  the summed utility over all agents is known as maximum social welfare. Many CA solvers guarntee maximum social welfare as long as agents use the myopic best response bidding strategy (Parkes 1999). According to this strategy, agents allways bid on the best bundle (according to thier evaluation) given the current prices. This is a reasonable strategy for agents, and it has been  shown that A  myopic best response MAPF agent will aspire to minimize its own path cost.   The utility of agiven path $p$, for a given agent  is $-c$ where $c=cost(p)$.  Since  the best strategy for maximal price  an agent given that other agents are acting based is willing to pay  on this strategy  (Parkes 2001). a bundle (path) can not be negative, we suggest setting $price(p)=max_{p' \in P}[cost(p')]-cost(p)$ where $P$ is the set of all possibale paths in the optimal solution and $p' \in P$ is the path with the maximal cost.  -this is guaranteed when each agent gives its best response  -setting the cost for each bundle