As in Problem 2, Vicky currently has income of $4,000. She is considering investing in a start

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As in Problem 2, Vicky currently has income of $4,000. She is considering investing in a start company, but the investment now costs $4,000 to make. If the company fails, Vicky will get nothing from the company. But if the company succeeds, she will get $10,000 from the company (her original investment of $4,000 plus $6,000 of the company’s profits). Each event has a 0.5 probability of occurring. Will Vicky invest in the company?

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Economics

ISBN: 9781319181949

5th Edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells

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