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- Jien is just bored all the time; no amount of success makes him happy, it seems. Below is a list of his income for the last several years and the utility he experienced per dollar of income: Year Yearly Income Utility per Dollar Earned 2017 $60,000 2 utils 2018 $70,000 1.8 2019 $100,000 1.5 2020 $120,000 1 2021 $145,000 0.40 From the above, we can say that Jien most likely is different from most people economists study in terms of risk attitudes is "risk loving" will not take a fair bet has a utility of wealth curve that is a straight linearrow_forwardSolve it correctly.arrow_forward• Can someone else measure your utility why or why not?arrow_forward
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