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PLS HELPPPP FASTTTT!!!!!! Kevin has a utility function U=W^1/2, where W is his wealth in millions of dollars and U is the utility he obtains from that wealth. In the final stage of a game show, the host offers Kevin a choice between (A) $9 million for sure, or (B) a gamble that pays $1 million with probability 0.4 and $16 million with probability 0.6.

Use the blue curve (circle points) to graph Kevin's utility function at wealth levels of $0, $1 million, $4 million, $9 million, and $16 million.

1. True or False: Kevin is risk averse.
2. Choice (A/B) offers Kevin a higher expected prize. (Hint: The expected value of a random variable is the weighted average of the possible outcomes, where the probabilities are the weights.)
3. Choice (A/B) offers Kevin a higher expected utility.
4. Kevin should pick choice (A/B) .

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The answering is 3 choice A/B
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