Question: Let be a strictly concave differentiable function. Show that if > > > and: ( ) + ( 1 ) ( ) = ( )

Let be a strictly concave differentiable function. Show that if >>> and: ()+(1)()=()+(1)(), then +(1)>+(1). Hint: Start by rearranging the above equality (put the xs on one side and the ys on the other) and rewriting it using the Mean Value Theorem. (You should have learned what the Mean Value Theorem is in MATH 157. If you forgot what it is, you can find the statement of the Mean Value Theorem on the internet in a few seconds.) Then rearrange the inequality in the same way and compare it with the rewritten equality. Note: The above implies that when a risk-averse agent bears more risk (note that outcome pair (,) is riskier than outcome pair (,)), then to make sure her expected utility stays the same, her expected income must increase. This observation will be useful when we study moral hazard

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