Hey Leon,
I might be able to help with the first question, at least if I'm understanding it correctly (which is a good self-test either way!). The end-rule isn't triggered by just any utility decline, but specifically an expected (!) utility decline. So, when you're comparing utility gains, you have to look at the current and the following ones, not the previous values.
If you do that, you'll always find a triggered end-rule (1) in the column where the next utility gain is smaller than the current one. I don't see any columns where that isn't the case.
Hope this helps! If you already understood it that way, I'm looking forward to figuring out the issues tomorrow – I might be too blind to see them right now.
VG
Lars
I might be able to help with the first question, at least if I'm understanding it correctly (which is a good self-test either way!). The end-rule isn't triggered by just any utility decline, but specifically an expected (!) utility decline. So, when you're comparing utility gains, you have to look at the current and the following ones, not the previous values.
If you do that, you'll always find a triggered end-rule (1) in the column where the next utility gain is smaller than the current one. I don't see any columns where that isn't the case.
Hope this helps! If you already understood it that way, I'm looking forward to figuring out the issues tomorrow – I might be too blind to see them right now.
VG
Lars