Calculate woodys expected utility level without any health


Woody is currently unemployed and without health insurance coverage. He derives utility (U) from his interest income on his savings (Y) according to the following function: U = 6(Y1/2) Woody presently makes about $40,000 of interest income per year. He realizes that there is about a 5 percent probability that he may suffer a heart attack. The cost of treatment will be about $20,000 if a heart attack occurs.

A. Calculate Woody's expected utility level without any health insurance coverage.

B. Calculate Woody's expected income without any insurance coverage.

C. Suppose Woody must

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