A Farm Owner Has Three Possible Hiring Decisions

question 18

Multiple Choice

A farm owner has three possible hiring decisions.His profits depend on the growing season as shown below.If the probability of a good growing season is 0.75.If the farmer is risk averse, he would ________________________ .

• A)hire migrant workers
• B)hire teenagers
• C)do not do any extra hiring
• D)make the same decision as he would using the expected value approach
• E)give up farming

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