Consider a Risk-Averse Individual Whose Initial Situation Is a Risk-Free

question 10

Multiple Choice

Consider a risk-averse individual whose initial situation is a risk-free basket of outcomes.How does this person react when he is offered a wager at favorable odds?

• A) He always declines the wager.
• B) He always accepts the wager.
• C) He accepts the wager only if it is sufficiently small.
• D) He accepts the wager only if it is sufficiently large.

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