You Have Inherited a Lottery Ticket Worth $10,000

question 63

Essay

You have inherited a lottery ticket worth $10,000.You have a 0.25 chance of winning the $10,000 and a 0.75 chance of winning $0.You have an opportunity to sell the lottery ticket for $2,500.What should you do if you are risk averse?

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