Evaluating a Positive Expected Value Investment
An entrepreneur with $1 million in personal wealth and a recent graduate with $2,000 in savings are both offered the same business venture. The venture requires a $1,000 investment. There is a 60% chance it will return $3,000 (a $2,000 profit) and a 40% chance it will fail, losing the entire $1,000 investment. The expected monetary value of this venture is positive. Despite this, the recent graduate is far more likely to decline the venture than the entrepreneur. Using the principles of risk and utility related to wealth, explain why the graduate would rationally turn down this seemingly profitable opportunity.
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Evaluating a Positive Expected Value Investment