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Topic: Uncertainty Diculty: 2% Correct Responses: 0 Discrimination Index: 0Correct Answer: E12.4 Socrates owns just one ship. The ship is worth $200 million dollars. If the ship sinks,Socrates loses $200 million. The probability that it will sink is .02. Socrates' total wealth, includ-ing the value of the ship is $225 million. He is an expected utility maximizer with von NeumanMorgenstern utility U(W) equal to the square root of W. What is the maximum amount thatSocrates would be willing to pay in order to be fully insured against the risk of losing his ship?(a) $4 million(b) $2 million(c) $3.84 million(d) $4.82 million(e) $5.96 million
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