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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Definitions:

Moral Theory

A system of principles and values concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

Teleology

A philosophical approach that explains phenomena by their ends or purposes rather than by their causes.

Deontology

A theory of ethics that espouses duty, rules, and obligation as the foundation of moral behavior.

Values Transmission

The process by which beliefs, morals, and values are passed down from one generation to another, often within families or through cultural teaching.