Clancy has $5,000.He plans to bet on a boxing match between Sullivan and Flanagan.He finds that he can buy coupons for $5 that will pay off $10 each if Sullivan wins.He also finds in another store some coupons that will pay off $10 if Flanagan wins.The Flanagan tickets cost $5 each.Clancy believes that the two fighters each have a probability of 1/2 of winning.Clancy is a risk averter who tries to maximize the expected value of the natural log of his wealth.Which of the following strategies would maximize his expected utility?
A) Buy exactly as many Flanagan tickets as Sullivan tickets.
B) Buy 250 Sullivan tickets and 250 Flanagan tickets.
C) Don't gamble at all.
D) Buy 500 Sullivan tickets and 500 Flanagan tickets.
E) Buy 250 Sullivan tickets and 500 Flanagan tickets.
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