Sally Kink Is an Expected Utility Maximizer with Utility Function

question 18

Multiple Choice

Sally Kink is an expected utility maximizer with utility function pu(c₁) + (1 - p) u(c₂) , where for any x < $3,000, u(x) = 2x, and for x greater than or equal to $3,000, u(x) = 3,0001 + x.

• A) Sally will be risk averse if her income is less than $3,000 but risk loving if her income is more than $3,000.
• B) Sally will be risk neutral if her income is less than $3,000 and risk averse if her income is more than $3,000.
• C) For bets that involve no chance of her wealth exceeding $3,000, Sally will take any bet that has a positive expected net payoff.
• D) Sally will never take a bet if there is a chance that it leaves her with wealth less than $6,000.
• E) None of the above are true.

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