Business, 09.02.2021 05:40 fatherbamboo

Lottery – Let $1,000 be your current wealth. There are 100 people and each buys a lottery ticket at $5. The administrative cost of the lottery ticket per person is $5. If you win the lottery, you will get $500. There is only one person who can win the lottery. a. Define the gamble b. Calculate the expected value of the gamble c. Is this gamble favorable, fair, or unfavorable? d. Now, suppose your utility function is U = W5/2. Calculate the Certainty Equivalent and the maximum lottery price you are willing to pay. e. Now suppose that there are only 50 individuals participating in the lottery. Without calculating all the math again, what happens to the maximum price for the lottery you are willing to pay? Does it increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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