Your bike is worth $100 and if you park it outside at school there is a 25% chance that it will be stolen. Your utility function for money is U = 100(M). Assume throughout that the bike value and money are interchangeable since you could sell the bike instantly at its value if necessary. What is the maximum you will pay the campus security for the safekeeping service now?
What will be an ideal response?
Since you are indifferent between sure value and expected value you will pay up to $25 to guarantee the $75 expected value.
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