 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Put $d=\sum_i v_i$. With common <Weibull distribution> parameters and the <hazard> from part (a), substitution into the general <log-likelihood> gives
$$
\boxed{\ell(\lambda,p)=d\log p+pd\log\lambda
+(p-1)\sum_i v_i\log x_i-\lambda^p\sum_i x_i^p.}
$$
This is up to censoring-mechanism terms independent of $\lambda,p$. For $d>0$ and fixed $p$, its maximizing rate is $(d/\sum_i x_i^p)^{1/p}$; the shape still requires separate estimation if it is unknown.

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