A Decision-Maker Is Faced with a Choice Between a Lottery

question 58

Multiple Choice

A decision-maker is faced with a choice between a lottery with a 30% chance of a payoff of $30 and a 70% chance of a payoff of $80, and a guaranteed payoff of $65. If the decision maker's utility function is , what is the risk premium associated with this choice?

• A)$0
• B)$1
• C)$2
• D)$3

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