Katy Has an Ailing and Wealthy, but Miserly, Parent

question 165

Multiple Choice

Katy has an ailing and wealthy, but miserly, parent. The parent has told Katy that if she takes care of him until he dies, then she will get $100,000 in inheritance. Katy knows that there is only a 50-50 chance that her father will leave her the full amount or nothing. To take care of her father, she has to take a job that pays $30,000 where her current job pays her $70,000 per year. If her father is expected to pass away in 1 year, what is Katy's expected wealth if she takes care of her father?

• A) $130,000
• B) $90,000
• C) $80,000
• D) $70,000

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Definitions:

Purely Competitive Producer

A firm that is one of many in a market producing identical products, where it has no power to set prices due to market forces.

Produce At A Loss

Operating a business or producing goods in such a way that the costs exceed the revenue, resulting in financial losses.

Short-Run Supply Curve

A supply curve that shows the quantity of a product a firm in a purely competitive industry will offer to sell at various prices in the short run; the portion of the firm’s short-run marginal cost curve that lies above its average-variable-cost curve.

Average Total Cost

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