Mark Has Two Job Offers When He Graduates from College

question 89

Multiple Choice

Mark has two job offers when he graduates from college. Mark views the offers as identical, except for the salary terms. The first offer is at a fixed annual salary of $50,000. The second offer is at a fixed salary of $20,000 plus a possible bonus of $60,000. Mark believes that he has a 50-50 chance of earning the bonus. If Mark takes the offer that maximizes his expected utility and is risk-neutral, which job offer will he choose?

• A) Mark will take the first offer.
• B) Mark will take the second offer.
• C) Mark is indifferent between the offers-both yield the same expected utility.
• D) Indeterminate from the given information.

---

Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values, often used to assess risk in investment portfolios.

Investment's Cash Flows

The cash that is generated or expended over the course of an investment's life.

Real Options

An approach in finance where choices are treated as derivative securities that managers can use to maximise returns while deferring investment decisions.

Expected NPV

An estimation of the Net Present Value of a project or investment, considering the potential outcomes and their probabilities.