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A rаtiоnаl investоr hаs $15,000 tо invest.  She is choosing between a1, investing the full amount in shares of Carbon Reduction Inc. (CRI), a company that provide consulting services to reduce carbon in manufacturing facilities, or a2, investing in a Guaranteed Investment Certificate (GIC).   The investor identifies the following two states of nature for CRI: State H:  CRI has high future earnings power. State L:   CRI has low future earnings power.   On the basis of prior information about CRI, the investor assesses the following subjective prior probabilities: State H:  0.25 State L:   0.75   The following is the net payoff table for these two investments:                                                                               State       Act                                                               H                       L                                    a1 - CRI                                                 $    900                $    361       a2 - GIC                                                 $    529                $    529     The investor is risk averse, with a utility equal to the square root of the net dollar payoff.  REQUIRED: Select the best formula that shows the calculation for the investor's utility of CRI.