Business, 18.03.2020 03:56 ianmartin6080

The shape of your utility function implies that you are (arisk-averse or risk-friendly) individual, and, therefore, you ((you would or would not) accept the wager because the difference in utility between B and C is (less than or greater than) the difference between C and A.

Which of the following best explain why the pain of losing $1,000 exceeds the pleasure of winning $1,000 for risk-averse people? Check all that apply.

The utility function of a risk-averse person exhibits the law of diminishing marginal utility. Choose the correct option.

Risk-averse people overestimate the probability of losing money.

The more wealth that risk-averse people have, the more satisfaction they receive from an additional dollar.

The more wealth that risk-averse people have, the less satisfaction they receive from an additional dollar.

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