Multiple Choice
Clancy has $4,800. He plans to bet on a boxing match between Sullivan and Flanagan. He finds that he can buy coupons for $4 each that will pay off $10 each if Sullivan wins. He also finds in another store some coupons that will pay off $10 if Flanagan wins. The Flanagan tickets cost $6 each. Clancy believes that the two fighters each have a probability of 
of winning. Clancy is a risk averter who tries to maximize the expected value of the natural log of his wealth. Which of the following strategies would maximize his expected utility?
A) Don't gamble at all.
B) Buy 300 Sullivan tickets and 200 Flanagan tickets.
C) Buy exactly as many Flanagan tickets as Sullivan tickets.
D) Buy 600 Sullivan tickets and 400 Flanagan tickets.
E) Buy 300 Sullivan tickets and 400 Flanagan tickets.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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