Billy Pigskin from Your Workbook Has a Von Neumann-Morgenstern Utility

question 31

Multiple Choice

Billy Pigskin from your workbook has a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function If Billy is not injured this season, he will receive an income of $16 million. If he is injured, his income will be only $10,000. The probability that he will be injured is .1 and the probability that he will not be injured is .9. His expected utility is

• A) 3,610.
• B) between 15 million and 16 million.
• C) 100,000.
• D) 7,220.
• E) 14,440.

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Definitions:

Prolonged Infections

Infections that persist for a longer period than usual, often due to the inability of the immune system to clear the pathogen.

Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns

Molecular structures on the surface of pathogens that are recognized by the immune system.

Phagocytes

Cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells.

Peptidoglycan

A compound made up of amino acids and sugars that creates a mesh-like coating outside the plasma membrane in the majority of bacteria, offering shape and structural support.