You consider investing £800 in stocks of the company X for a certain period. There is a possibility for X to merge with Y, in which case you expect your investment to appreciate £300, otherwise you expect it to depreciate £200. Also, rather than investing, you can choose to keep your £800. By using a utility function U(x)=x−−√, and by defining pthe probability that X merges with Y, what is the condition that p must satisfy for your investment to be worthwhile (rounded to two decimal places)?

You consider investing £800 in stocks of the company X for a certain period. There is a possibility for X to merge with Y, in which case you expect your investment to appreciate £300, otherwise you expect it to depreciate £200. Also, rather than investing, you can choose to keep your £800. By using a utility function U(x)=x−−√, and by defining pthe probability that X merges with Y, what is the condition that p must satisfy for your investment to be worthwhile (rounded to two decimal places)?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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