Refer to the Information Provided in Figure 17

question 70

Multiple Choice

Refer to the information provided in Figure 17.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 17.1
-Refer to Figure 17.1. Dmitri has two job offers when he graduates from college. Dmitri views the offers as identical, except for the salary terms. The first offer is at a fixed annual salary of $40,000. The second offer is at a fixed salary of $20,000 plus a possible bonus of $40,000. Dmitri believes that he has a 50-50 chance of earning the bonus. If Dmitri takes the offer that maximizes his expected utility and is he is risk averse, then

• A) he will take the first offer.
• B) he will take the second offer.
• C) he is indifferent between the offers-both yield the same expected utility.
• D) Indeterminate from the given information-we cannot say what he will do.

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