The von-Neumann Morgenstern utility function is of the form u(e) - In(e). There is a lottery over consumption outcomes: with probability 0.3, the consumption will be 1 and with probability 0.7 the consumption will be 3; Compute the risk premium (round to 2 decimals).
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The von-Neumann Morgenstern utility function is of the form u(e) - In(e). There is a lottery over consumption outcomes: with probability 0.3, the consumption will be 1 and with probability 0.7 the consumption will be 3; Compute the risk premium (round to 2 decimals).
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