blady has to decide whether to resign or not from his present position and apply for job offering him twice his present monthly salary, that is if he passes the qualifying test. At present he receives $3,000 monthly compensation. The offer in another company has a condition that he will not be allowed to take qualifying test, unless he resigns from his present post. If he passes the qualifying test he will immediately be taken in and have a monthly salary pay of $6,000. If he fails, he will remain jobless. He feels that his chance of passing the test is 35%. Suppose he decides to base his decision on his expected value, should he resign

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blady has to decide whether to resign or not from his present position and apply for job offering him twice his present monthly salary, that is if he passes the qualifying test. At present he receives $3,000 monthly compensation. The offer in another company has a condition that he will not be allowed to take qualifying test, unless he resigns from his present post. If he passes the qualifying test he will immediately be taken in and have a monthly salary pay of $6,000. If he fails, he will remain jobless. He feels that his chance of passing the test is 35%. Suppose he decides to base his decision on his expected value, should he resign from his post or not?
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