-Lucy Works as a College Instructor for a Fixed Annual

question 231

Multiple Choice

-Lucy works as a college instructor for a fixed annual salary of $30,000. She is considering quitting this job and becoming a real estate broker. Lucy believes that as a realtor she has a 40 percent chance to make $60,000 per year and a 60 percent chance to make $25,000 a year. The figure above shows Lucy's total utility of wealth curve (U) . Lucy's expected utility from real estate brokerage is

• A) 117.
• B) 103.
• C) 110.
• D) 93.

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