An art dealer owns a painting worth $1,600,000, and this dealer has an expected utility function with u(x) = x0.5,. There is a 10% chance that the painting will be damaged and only worth $350,000. What is the most that this dealer would be willing to %3D pay for full insurance? O 168,510 O 166,910 O 165,849 O 162,110

An art dealer owns a painting worth $1,600,000, and this dealer has an expected utility function with u(x) = x0.5,. There is a 10% chance that the painting will be damaged and only worth $350,000. What is the most that this dealer would be willing to %3D pay for full insurance? O 168,510 O 166,910 O 165,849 O 162,110

Microeconomic Theory

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Chapter7: Uncertainty

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