Mary Runs Her Own Small Business,and Has a Utility Function

question 26

Essay

Mary runs her own small business,and has a utility function for assets of:
U(A)= 22A - 0.07A2‚ for all 0≤ A ≤ 100,where 'A' denotes total assets in thousands of dollars.
(a)Describe Mary's attitude toward risk.

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Definitions:

Disability Insurance

A type of insurance coverage that provides income in the event a worker is unable to perform their job due to a disability.

Fair Bet

A gambling term where the expected winnings are equal to the expected losses, meaning the bet has no advantage for either the house or the gambler.

Expected Utility

A concept in economics and decision theory that represents the average of all possible outcomes under uncertainty, weighted by their respective probabilities and the utility or satisfaction each outcome provides.

Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or benefit a consumer gains from consuming one more unit of a good or service.