Which act should be chosen according to the principle of maximizing expected monetary value ( EVM )?

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Assume that the decision maker's utility u of money is linear.

Consider

-  1/2  1/4  1/4
a1 $49  $24  $25
a2 $36  $100 $0
a3 $81  $0   $0

according to the principle of maximizing expected money value, which should be chosen?

Context: I am going through "An Introduction to Decision Theory" by Martin Peterson and the book says a2 which I cannot arrive at. Here is my work:

a1 = 1/2 x 49 + 1/4 x 25 + 1/4 x 25 = 49.5

a2 = 1/2 x 36 + 1/4 x 100 + 1/4 x 0 = 43

a3 = 1/2 x 81 + 1/4 x 0 + 1/4 x 0 = 40.5

I come up with a1. Where am I going wrong?