Consider a person with the following utility function over


Consider a person with the following utility function over wealth: u(w) = ew, where e is the exponential function (approximately equal to 2.7183) and w = wealth in hundreds of thousands of dollars. Suppose that this person has a 40% chance of wealth of $50,000 and a 60% chance of wealth of $1,000,000 as summarized by P(0.40, $50,000, $1,000,000). a. What is the expected value of wealth? b. Construct a graph of this utility function (recall your excel?). c. Is this person risk averse, risk neutral, or a risk seeker? d. What is this person’s certainty equivalent for the prospect? In your response be clear which part you are addressing.

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