Suppose Jack and Kate are at the town fair and are choosing which game to play. The first game has a bag with four marbles in it-1 red marble and 3 blue ones. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20 and if it is blue, they win $1. The second game has a bag with 10 marbles in it-1 red, 4 blue, and 5 green. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20; if it is blue, they win $5; and if it is green, they win $1. Both games cost $5 to play. Jack is considering whether to play the first game. If Jack only cares about the expected value of the outcome and does not care about risk, he should:
A. not play the game, since it costs $5 and the expected payoff is $5.75.
B. play the game since it costs $5.75 and the expected payoff is $5.
C. not play the game since it costs $5.75 and the expected payoff is $5.
D. play the game since it costs $5, and the expected payoff is $5.75.
Answer: D
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