Frank Forgione Has the Right to Enter a Contest Where

question 21

Multiple Choice

Frank Forgione has the right to enter a contest where he has a 50% chance of winning $50,000 and a 50% chance of losing $0.It costs Frank nothing to enter the contest.If he is willing to give up his right to enter the contest for a sure payment of $25,000, he is ___.

• A)a risk avoider
• B)an optimist
• C)a risk taker
• D)risk neutral (an EMV'er)
• E)a gambler

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Definitions:

Closing Journal Entries

The entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances in temporary accounts to permanent accounts and prepare the company's books for the next period.

Adjusting Journal Entries

Entries made in the accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the correct period.

Journal Entries

Records of financial transactions in the accounting system, typically involving a debit to one account and a corresponding credit to another account.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate period.