Jamal has a utility function U= w!/2_where W is his wealth in millions of dollars and Uis the utility he obtains from that wealth. In the final stage of a game show, the host offers Jamal a choice between (A) $4 million for sure, or (B) a gamble that pays $1 million with probability 0.6 and $9 million with probability 0.4. a. Graph Jamaľ's utility function. Is he risk averse? Explain. b. Does A or B offer Jamal a higher expected prize? Explain your reasoning with appropriate calculations. (Hint:The expected value of a random variable is the weighted average of the possible outcomes, where the probabilities are the weights.) c. Does A or B offer Jamal a higher expected utility? Again, show your calculations.

Jamal has a utility function U= w!/2_where W is his wealth in millions of dollars and Uis the utility he obtains from that wealth. In the final stage of a game show, the host offers Jamal a choice between (A) $4 million for sure, or (B) a gamble that pays $1 million with probability 0.6 and $9 million with probability 0.4. a. Graph Jamaľ's utility function. Is he risk averse? Explain. b. Does A or B offer Jamal a higher expected prize? Explain your reasoning with appropriate calculations. (Hint:The expected value of a random variable is the weighted average of the possible outcomes, where the probabilities are the weights.) c. Does A or B offer Jamal a higher expected utility? Again, show your calculations.

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