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Evaluating Competing Bonus Plans
Imagine your employer offers two options for your annual bonus. Option A is a guaranteed payment of $500. Option B's payment is determined by a single toss of a fair coin: if it lands on heads, you receive $1,200, but if it lands on tails, you receive $0. Which option would you choose? In your response, first calculate the average expected financial outcome of Option B. Then, justify your choice by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of both options from an employee's perspective.
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