FNCE 3P96: Financial Theory 4. Utility Theory Text book: Chapter 3 Dr. Walid Ben Omrane 1 3-A-Five axioms of choice under uncertainty • Rational behavior should be characterized by 5 assumptions known as the axioms of cardinal utility (by Von Neumann and Morgenstern ) If all the individuals are assumed to always make rational decisions‚ it implies that all of the 5 axioms of cardinal utility are satisfied: • Then‚ their utility function will have 2 properties: 1. It will
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Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Introduction: Capital Markets‚ Consumption‚ and Investment................................1 Investment Decisions: The Certainty Case..............................................................6 The Theory of Choice: Utility Theory Given Uncertainty ....................................13 State Preference Theory.........................................................................................32 Objects of Choice: Mean-Variance Portfolio Theory..................
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Chapter 4: Individual Perception and Decision-Making ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND DESIGN 1st Semester (Autumn) GADE and GADE+GE International Group Bibliography • Robbins‚ S.P. (2013): Essentials of Organizational Behavior. Global Edition (12th ed.)‚ Pearson Education. • Chapter 6: Perception and Individual Decision Making • Slides • Class notes Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education‚ Inc. After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Define
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University of Lethbridge Econ 3030Y – Managerial Economics PRACTICE MIDTERM EXAMINATION Fall 2012 Marks: 80 Time: 2 hours The examination is out of 80 marks. You have 2 hours to complete it – please note the value of each section and plan your work accordingly. This is your opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the material. A premium will be placed on the clarity of the exposition. Question 1 (10 marks) Copy the following table in your examination booklet‚ complete
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John Doe Fin 4980-01 Dr. Alex 2/18/2013 Project 1: “Foundations of Portfolio Theory” by. H.M. Markowitz (1991) Foundations of Portfolio Theory by H.M. Markowitz is based on a two part lesson of microeconomics of capital markets. Part one being that taught by Markowitz‚ which is solely geared toward portfolio theory and how an optimizing investor would behave‚ whereas part two focuses on the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) which is the work done by Sharpe and Lintner. In this article Markowitz
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increases at the same rate.the two growth rates according to Marris‚ translated into two utility functions: i. Manager’s utility function ii. Owner’s utility function The Manager’s utility function (Um ) Owner’s utility function - Uo may be specified as follows: Um = f( salary‚ power‚ job‚ security‚ prestige‚ status) Uo = f( output‚ capital‚ market-share‚ profit‚ public‚ esteem). Owners’ utility function (Uo) implies growth of demand for firms product and supply of capital. Therefore
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Introduction ix Lecture 1. Preferences Problem Set 1 1 10 Lecture 2. Utility Problem Set 2 12 20 Lecture 3. Choice Problem Set 3 23 42 Lecture 4. Consumer Preferences Problem Set 4 46 59 Lecture 5. Demand: Consumer Choice Problem Set 5 61 74 Lecture 6. More Economic Agents: a Consumer Choosing Budget Sets‚ a Dual Consumer and a Producer Problem Set 6 76 88 Lecture 7. Expected Utility Problem Set 7 93 104 Lecture 8. Risk Aversion Problem Set 8
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analyze its economic utility‚ using the questions below. a. Describe the good you chose to analyze. (1 sentence. 0.5 points) b. Describe the form utility of this good. Is the form utility good or bad? Can you think of ways to improve it? (2-5 sentences. 1.0 points) c. Describe the place utility of this good. Is the place utility good or bad? Can you think of ways to improve it? (2-5 sentences. 1.0 points) d. Describe the time utility of this good. Is the time utility good or bad? Can you think
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Sammy and Grace spend their incomes on two goods‚ Food (F) and Clothing (C ). Sammy’s preferences are represented by the utility function U(F‚C) = 10FC. Grace’s preferences are represented by the utility function U(F‚C) = 0.20F2C2. a. With food on the horizontal axis and clothing on the vertical axis‚ identify on a graph the set of points that give Sammy the same level of utility as the bundle (10‚5). Do the same for Grace on a separate graph. b. Do you think Sammy and Grace have the same or different
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has well-behaved preferences‚ and his optimal bundle contains 10 scones. b) (2) Illustrate his optimal bundle in your diagram for (a); label it A. Why is this choice optimal? What conditions does it satisfy? Ans: This bundle maximizes Rajan’s utility‚ because it is on the highest indifference curve he can attain given his income and the prices he faces. The two conditions are i) it is on his budget line‚ so all his money is spent‚ and ii) at this bundle his marginal rate of substitution is
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