A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.244% risk of dying during the next year. An insurance company charges $300 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit. What is the expected value for the person buying the insurance? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Expected Value: -55 x for the year
A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.244% risk of dying during the next year. An insurance company charges $300 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit. What is the expected value for the person buying the insurance? Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Expected Value: -55 x for the year
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Transcribed Image Text:A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.244% risk of dying during the next year. An insurance company
charges $300 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit. What is the expected
value for the person buying the insurance? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
Expected Value: S-55
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Based on historical data, an insurance company estimates that a particular customer has a 2.6% likelihood
of having an accident in the next year, with the average insurance payout being $2700.
If the company charges this customer an annual premium of $180, what is the company's expected value of
this insurance policy?
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