Farmer Elvin is holding 200 pounds of potatoes in storage for Chef Noble but Chef Noble has breached the contract by failing to pay for the potatoes. The potatoes are beginning to rot. If Farmer Elvin sells the potatoes to a local diner to make potato soup and salad, then this action would be considered: Group of answer choices An attempt to maximize damages Conversion An attempt to realize an unwarranted profit. A reasonable mitigation of damages.

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?