-Al works as a sales clerk at a department store for a fixed salary of $2,500 per month. He is offered a job as a salesperson at a car dealership in which there is a 50 percent chance that he will make $5,000 a month and a 50 percent chance that he will make only $1,000 a month. The figure above Al's utility of wealth curve:
a) What is Al's expected income from the offered job?
b) What is Al's expected utility from the offered job?
c) Will Al accept the offer? Why or why not?
d) What is the minimum fixed salary for which Al will continue to work for the department store and not accept the dealership's offer?

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-Al works as a sales clerk at a department store for a fixed salary of $2,500 per month. He is offered a job as a salesperson at a car dealership in which there is a 50 percent chance that he will make $5,000 a month and a 50 percent chance that he will make only $1,000 a month. The figure above Al's utility of wealth curve:
a) What is Al's expected income from the offered job?
b) What is Al's expected utility from the offered job?
c) Will Al accept the offer? Why or why not?
d) What is the minimum fixed salary for which Al will continue to work for the department store and not accept the dealership's offer?

-Al Works as a Sales Clerk at a Department Store