Paul is a risk loving decision maker, facing a lottery that yields either zero or 100 pounds with equal probabilities. A friend offers to buy the lottery from Paul at a price of X pounds O a. Paul will agree to sell the lottery if and only if X> 100 Ob. Paul would never sell the lottery because he likes risk Oc Paul may agree to sell the lottery for X< 50 Od. Paul will agree to see the lottery for X = 50 Oe. Paul will agree to sell the lottery only if X> 50

Paul is a risk loving decision maker, facing a lottery that yields either zero or 100 pounds with equal probabilities. A friend offers to buy the lottery from Paul at a price of X pounds O a. Paul will agree to sell the lottery if and only if X> 100 Ob. Paul would never sell the lottery because he likes risk Oc Paul may agree to sell the lottery for X< 50 Od. Paul will agree to see the lottery for X = 50 Oe. Paul will agree to sell the lottery only if X> 50

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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