Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 46

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Choice with Uncertainty) Look at the table Choice with Uncertainty. Suppose the probability that the sitcom does not make it to television is 60%, that it makes it to television but is not the most viewed show in its time slot is 30%, and that it makes it to television and is the most viewed show in its time slot is 10%. As a utility maximizer, Norman:

• A) should keep his teaching job.
• B) should quit his teaching job and go to Hollywood.
• C) will be indifferent between leaving and staying, because his expected income is the same whether he stays a teacher or moves to Hollywood.
• D) will be indifferent between leaving and staying, because his expected total utility is the same whether he stays a teacher or moves to Hollywood.

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