Prufrock Is Risk Averse

question 21

Multiple Choice

Prufrock is risk averse.He is offered a gamble in which with probability 1/4 he will lose $1,000 and with probability 3/4, he will win $500.

• A)Since he is risk averse, he will certainly not take the gamble.
• B)Since the expected value of the gamble is positive, he will certainly take the gamble.
• C)If Prufrock's initial wealth is greater than $1,500, he will certainly take the gamble.
• D)If Prufrock's initial wealth is smaller than $1,500, he will certainly not take the gamble.
• E)Not enough information is given to determine for sure whether he will take the gamble.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Lead Time

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Variable Demand

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