Jim has a choice between two jobs. Job A would pay him $15 an hour with certainty, and the job B is commission based where he could earn $12, with a 50% probability and $18 with a 50% probability. Which job would he choose?
a. Job A
b. Job B
c. Neither of the jobs
d. He would choose to exit the labor market
a
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Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
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