Candy is choosing between Prospect X = ($0, 0.25; $10, 0.25; $20, 0.25; $30, 0.25) Prospect...
Candy is choosing between
Prospect X = ($0, 0.25; $10, 0.25; $20, 0.25; $30, 0.25)
Prospect Y = ($10, 0.50; $20, 0.50). Her utility of wealth function is given by = x cubed (3/x)
If Candy had to choose between Prospect X and Prospect Y, which would she choose?
Prospect X
Prospect Y
She’d be indifferent between X and Y
Cannot be determined
Homework Answers
Prospect Y because variance is low and sum higher than X.As a result it will more wealth and thus more utility.
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