Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

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Essay

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-A game is said to be "fair" if the expected value for winnings is 0, that is, in the long run,
the player can expect to win 0. Consider the following game. The game costs $1 to play and
the payoffs are $5 for red, $3 for blue, $2 for yellow, and nothing for white. The following
probabilities apply. What are your expected winnings? Does the game favor the player or
the owner? $$\begin{array} { r | r } \text { Outcome } & \text { Probability } \\\hline \text { Red } & .02 \\\text { Blue } & .04 \\\text { Yellow } & .16 \\\text { White } & .78\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

An assessment of the degree to which the demand or supply for a product varies following a price alteration.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

High-price Ranges

The upper levels of price points at which products or services are sold, often implying premium quality or exclusivity.

Perfectly Inelastic

Describes a situation in demand or supply where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a price change.