a. From the perspective of the 28​-year-old ​male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not​ surviving? b. If the 28​-year-old male purchases the​ policy, what is his expected​ value?   c. Can the insurance company expect to make a profit from many such​ policies? Why?

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here is a

0.9988

probability that a randomly selected

28​-year-old

male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges

​$176

for insuring that the male will live through the year. If the male does not survive the​ year, the policy pays out

​$80,000

as a death benefit. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.

 

a. From the perspective of the

28​-year-old

​male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not​ surviving?

b. If the

28​-year-old

male purchases the​ policy, what is his expected​ value?

 

c. Can the insurance company expect to make a profit from many such​ policies? Why?

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