Question: 6 . Recall our rational criminal example using Table 1 3 - 3 . TABLE 1 3 - 3 The Expected Utility of Crime

6. Recall our rational criminal example using Table 13-3.
TABLE 13-3 The Expected Utility of Crime
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & Baseline & \begin{tabular}{l}
Higher \\
Probability of Prison
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
Longer \\
Prison \\
Term
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
Less \\
Loot
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{l}
Higher \\
Income
\end{tabular} & Lower Probability of Prison \\
\hline Lawful income (\$) & 100 & 100 & 100 & 100 & 400 & 100\\
\hline Loot (\$) & 44 & 44 & 44 & 21 & 44 & 44\\
\hline Probability of prison & 0.5 & 0.75 & 0.5 & 0.5 & 0.5 & 0.25\\
\hline Prison time & 0.36 & 0.36 & 0.51 & 0.36 & 0.36 & 0.36\\
\hline Lawful utility \(=(\text { lawful income })^{1/2}\) & 10 & 10 & 10 & 10 & 20 & 10\\
\hline \multicolumn{7}{|l|}{Utility from successful crime}\\
\hline Net income \(=\) Legal income + Loot & 144 & 144 & 144 & 121 & 444 & 144\\
\hline Utility \(=(\text { Net income })^{1/2}\) & 12 & 12 & 12 & 11 & 21 & 12\\
\hline \multicolumn{7}{|l|}{Utility from failed crime}\\
\hline Prison cost \(=\) prison time \(\cdot \) legal income & 36 & 36 & 51 & 36 & 144 & 36\\
\hline Net income \(=\) Legal income - prison cost & 64 & 64 & 49 & 64 & 256 & 64\\
\hline Utility \(=(\text { Net income })^{1/2}\) & 8 & 8 & 7 & 8 & 16 & 8\\
\hline Expected utility from crime (utils) & 10 & 9 & 9.5 & 9.5 & 18.5 & 11\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Consider the higher income example. (Income =\$400)
A) Calculate the amount of loot needed for Expected Utility from Crime to equal the Lawful Utility. Show your work.
B) Now keep loot at 44, but calculate the amount of prison time needed to make the Expected Utility from Crime = Lawful Utility. Show your work.
6 . Recall our rational criminal example using

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