Sally Kink Is an Expected Utility Maximizer with Utility Function

question 7

Multiple Choice

Sally Kink is an expected utility maximizer with utility function pu(c₁) + (1 - p) u(c₂) , where for any x < 7,000, u(x) = 2x, and for x greater than or equal to 7,000, u(x) = 14,000 + x.

• A) Sally will be risk averse if her income is less than $7,000 but risk loving if her income is more than $7,000.
• B) Sally will be risk neutral if her income is less than $7,000 and risk averse if her income is more than $7,000.
• C) Sally will never take a bet if there is a chance that it leaves her with wealth less than $14,000.
• D) For bets that involve no chance of her wealth exceeding $7,000, Sally will take any bet that has a positive expected net payoff.
• E) None of the above.

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