Pablo Must Choose Among Options A, B, and C

question 153

Multiple Choice

Pablo must choose among options A, B, and C. Option A gives him $10,000 for sure. Option B gives him $4,000 with probability 0.5 or $16,000 with probability 0.5. Option C gives him $8,000 with probability 0.5 or $12,000 with probability 0.5. If he receives diminishing marginal utility from wealth, Pablo will

• A) choose option A.
• B) choose option B.
• C) choose option C.
• D) be indifferent among options A, B, and C.

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