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Three Decision Makers Have Assessed Payoffs for the Following Decision

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Three decision makers have assessed payoffs for the following decision problem (payoff in dollars).
 Decision Alternative  State of Nature s1s2s3d1154020d2608080\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline { \text { Decision Alternative } } & { \text { State of Nature } } \\\hline & s 1 & s 2 & s 3 \\\hline d 1 & 15 & 40 & - 20 \\\hline d 2 & 60 & 80 & - 80 \\\hline\end{array}
The indifference probabilities are as follows:
 Indifference Probability (p)payoff Decision Maker A  Decision Maker B  Decision Maker C 80 Does not apply  Does not apply  Does not apply 600.70.950.87400.50.90.74150.30.80.59200.150.60.3780 Does not apply  Does not apply  Does not apply \begin{array}{cccc}\text { Indifference Probability }(p)\\\text {payoff}& \text { Decision Maker A } & \text { Decision Maker B } & \text { Decision Maker C } \\\hline 80 & \text { Does not apply } & \text { Does not apply } & \text { Does not apply } \\60 & 0.7 & 0.95 & 0.87 \\40 & 0.5 & 0.9 & 0.74 \\15 & 0.3 & 0.8 & 0.59 \\-20 & 0.15 & 0.6 & 0.37 \\-80 & \text { Does not apply } & \text { Does not apply } & \text { Does not apply } \\\hline\end{array}
a. Plot the utility function for money for each decision maker.
b. Classify each decision maker as a risk avoider, a risk taker, or risk neutral.
c. For the payoff of 40, what is the premium that the risk avoider will pay to avoid risk? What is the premium that the risk taker will pay to have the opportunity of the high payoff?

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