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4. A car owner is willing to pay £500 at the start of the year to insure against a loss L (in £) if the car was stolen. The car owner has initial capital of £15,000 and the probability of the can being stolen is 0.2. If the car owner's utility function is U(w) = ½ w½ for w > 0, calculate L.

4. A car owner is willing to pay £500 at the start of the year to insure against a loss L (in £) if the car was stolen. The car owner has initial capital of £15,000 and the probability of the can being stolen is 0.2. If the car owner's utility function is U(w) = ½ w½ for w > 0, calculate L.

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Principles Of Marketing
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Author:Kotler, Philip, Armstrong, Gary (gary M.)
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4. A car owner is willing to pay £500 at the start of the year to insure against a loss L (in £) if the car was stolen. The car owner has initial capital of £15,000 and the probability of the can being stolen is 0.2. If the car owner's utility function is U(w) = ½ w½ for w > 0, calculate L.
Transcribed Image Text:4. A car owner is willing to pay £500 at the start of the year to insure against a loss L (in £) if the car was stolen. The car owner has initial capital of £15,000 and the probability of the can being stolen is 0.2. If the car owner's utility function is U(w) = ½ w½ for w > 0, calculate L.
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