Payoff problem and expected value


Assignment:

A Las Vegas roulette wheel had 38 different numerical values. If an individual bets on one number and wins, the payoff is 35 to 1.

The pay off table for a 10 dollar bet on one number for decision alternatives of bet and do not bet is shown in this payoff table

win loose
bet 350 -10
do not bet 0 0

A) What is the recommended decision using the expected value approach?

B) What range of utility values would a decision maker have to assign to the $0 payoff in order to have expected utility justify a decision to place the $10 bet.

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