Let V (p)=a+bU (p), where p is a lottery, a and b are some constants, and U (p) is a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function. Suppose U (p) = 2, and U ()=10. Under what conditions (if any) V (p) has an Expected Utility Rep- resentation (EUR) if i) V (p)=0, V (7) = 1. ii) a iii) a == 1 and b = and b = ? ¥?

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Let V (p)=a+bU (p), where p is a lottery, a and b are some constants, and
U (p) is a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function. Suppose U (p) = 2, and
U ()=10. Under what conditions (if any) V (p) has an Expected Utility Rep-
resentation (EUR) if
i) V (p)=0, V (7) = 1.
ii) a
iii)
a
==
1 and b =
and b = ?
¥?
Transcribed Image Text:Let V (p)=a+bU (p), where p is a lottery, a and b are some constants, and U (p) is a von Neumann-Morgenstern utility function. Suppose U (p) = 2, and U ()=10. Under what conditions (if any) V (p) has an Expected Utility Rep- resentation (EUR) if i) V (p)=0, V (7) = 1. ii) a iii) a == 1 and b = and b = ? ¥?
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