Suppose Aladdin has utility function: U(W) = 8√W Ɐ W >= 0
= -W^2 Ɐ W < 0

Aladdin has just found the genie's lamp and has wished for a bag of gold since he has nothing at the moment but the clothes on his back. He knows the genie may try to trick him so he has assigned a 25% subjective probability the genie will nd a way to take away his clothes which would cost 4 gold to replace. In addition, he has assigned a 50% subjective probability to getting a medium bag of 16 gold, and a 25% probability of getting a large bag of 100 gold.

Required:
a. What is the expected value of Aladdin's gamble?
b. What is the expected utility of Aladdin's gamble?

Employees of dti, inc. worked 1,600 direct labor hours in january and 1,000 direct labor hours in february. dti expects to use 18,000 direct labor hours during the year, and expects to incur $22,500 of worker’s compensation insurance cost for the year. the cash payment for this cost will be paid in april. how much insurance premium should be allocated to products made in january and february?

Refer to the payoff matrix. suppose that speedy bike and power bike are the only two bicycle manufacturing firms serving the market. both can choose large or small advertising budgets. is there a nash equilibrium solution to this game?

6carla would like to buy a dress, a dresser for her bedroom, and a home theater system. she has one month's worth of living expenses in her emergency fund. carla decides to save for the home theater system. did carla make the right decision? why or why not? a. yes; her emergency fund is full and the other items will probably be less expensive. b. yes; she could save more for her emergency fund, but the home theater will be harder to save for. c. no; she should save more for her emergency fund because she has saved less than the recommended amount. d. no; she should have bought the dress and dresser first because she could afford them right away. reset next