Multiple Choice
Sally Kink is an expected utility maximizer with utility function pu(c1) + (1 - p) u(c2) , where for any x < 7,000, u(x) = 2x, and for x greater than or equal to 7,000, u(x) = 14,000 + x.
A) Sally will be risk averse if her income is less than $7,000 but risk loving if her income is more than $7,000.
B) Sally will be risk neutral if her income is less than $7,000 and risk averse if her income is more than $7,000.
C) Sally will never take a bet if there is a chance that it leaves her with wealth less than $14,000.
D) For bets that involve no chance of her wealth exceeding $7,000, Sally will take any bet that has a positive expected net payoff.
E) None of the above.
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