Economics
Economics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781319066604
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 20, Problem 3P
To determine

Whether Vicky will invest in the company.

Concept Introduction:

Expected Value: It is defined as the weighted average of probable events where the weights of each probable value corresponds to the chances that value is occurring. The formula to calculate expected value is:

Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  1

Where,

  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  2is expected value.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  3is probability of event 1.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  4is probability of event 2.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  5is probability of event N.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  6is event 1.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  7is event 2.
  • Economics, Chapter 20, Problem 3P , additional homework tip  8is event N.

Expected Utility: It is defined as the value of a person’s total utility, so that there is no certainty for future results.

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