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~ (a) (b) A consumer's utility function is u(to) = to" where to is wealth. His initial wealth consists of- 34 plus a lottery ticket which pays of 812...

I need some help with this ! Thank you ! A .consumer's utility function is (as shown below) where w is wealth. His initial wealth consists of $4 plus a lottery ticket which pays off $12 with probability 1/2 and $0 with probability 1/2. This consumer's preferences over lotteries obey the expected utility hypothesis. .

Suppose p denotes the lowest price at which this consumer will willingly . part with his lottery ticket. 

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