maximum of a concave function in a minkowski sum

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Let:

  • $f(x,y)$ - a strictly-concave function, monotonically increasing in $x$ and $y$;
  • $A,B$ - two compact and convex sets in the positive quadrant;
  • $C$ - their Minkowski sum, $A+B$;
  • $(x_A,y_A)$ - the point in $A$ that maximizes $f$ (it is unique since $f$ is strictly-concave);
  • $(x_C,y_C)$ - the point in $C$ that maximizes $f$.

I am trying to prove (or find a reference to) the following conjecture: $$x_C\geq x_A, \,\,\,\,\, y_C\geq y_A$$ I.e, if we Minkowski-add to $A$ a positive set ($B$), then the maximum point of $f$ moves only rightwards and/or upwards.

Is this conjecture true?

Maybe it is true if we assume that $f$ is symmetric, i.e, $f(x,y)=f(y,x)$?