Suppose that there are three movies each in a week. In week 1, we have Mediocre movie that generates 3 utils (unit of utility). In week 2, we have Good movie that generates 5 utils. In week 3, we have Johnny Depp movie that generates 8 utils. Assume that the agent has quasi-hyperbolic discounting with B = 0.5 and & = 1, and that the agent must give up exactly one movie and receive 0 util in that week. (a) If the agent is fully naive, which movie will he/she give up? (b) If the agent is fully sophisticated, which movie will he/she give up?
Suppose that there are three movies each in a week. In week 1, we have Mediocre movie that generates 3 utils (unit of utility). In week 2, we have Good movie that generates 5 utils. In week 3, we have Johnny Depp movie that generates 8 utils. Assume that the agent has quasi-hyperbolic discounting with B = 0.5 and & = 1, and that the agent must give up exactly one movie and receive 0 util in that week. (a) If the agent is fully naive, which movie will he/she give up? (b) If the agent is fully sophisticated, which movie will he/she give up?
Chapter10: Consumer Choice Theory
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![Suppose that there are three movies each in a week. In week 1, we have Mediocre movie
that generates 3 utils (unit of utility). In week 2, we have Good movie that generates 5
utils. In week 3, we have Johnny Depp movie that generates 8 utils. Assume that the agent
has quasi-hyperbolic discounting with B
0.5 and 8 = 1, and that the agent must give up
exactly one movie and receive 0 util in that week.
(a) If the agent is fully naive, which movie will he/she give up?
(b) If the agent is fully sophisticated, which movie will he/she give up?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F82822d36-839b-45cb-aa91-8fb7951a387e%2Fa3c232d1-b9a2-45cc-bb2b-a1224da8d31f%2Fu0riz1h_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that there are three movies each in a week. In week 1, we have Mediocre movie
that generates 3 utils (unit of utility). In week 2, we have Good movie that generates 5
utils. In week 3, we have Johnny Depp movie that generates 8 utils. Assume that the agent
has quasi-hyperbolic discounting with B
0.5 and 8 = 1, and that the agent must give up
exactly one movie and receive 0 util in that week.
(a) If the agent is fully naive, which movie will he/she give up?
(b) If the agent is fully sophisticated, which movie will he/she give up?
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