Can you answer part A and B please? I do not understand them. Thank you so much :) Part A. Suppose Rock earns $100,000 if he is healthy, and $80,000 if he falls ill. Suppose further that he has a 0.25% chance of falling ill.  If Rock were to purchase full insurance, the payout would be equal to ____. The actuarially fair premium for this payout would be equal to ____. $100,000; $250 $50; $20,000 $70,000; $350 $20,000; $50 $350; $70,000   PART B:  Suppose that there is a 20% chance Malik is injured and earns

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Can you answer part A and B please? I do not understand them. Thank you so much :)

Part A.

Suppose Rock earns $100,000 if he is healthy, and $80,000 if he falls ill. Suppose further that he has a 0.25% chance of falling ill.  If Rock were to purchase full insurance, the payout would be equal to ____. The actuarially fair premium for this payout would be equal to ____.

$100,000; $250

$50; $20,000

$70,000; $350

$20,000; $50

$350; $70,000

 

PART B: 

Suppose that there is a 20% chance Malik is injured and earns $100,000, and an 80% chance he stays healthy and will earn $500,000. Suppose further that his utility function is the following (utility = square root of income)

 

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Malik's utility if he earns $100,000 is ____ and his utility if he earns $500,000 is ____.

 

 

Suppose that there is a 20% chance Malik is injured and earns $100,000, and an 80% chance he stays healthy and will earn $500,000. Suppose further that his utility function is the following (utility = square root of income)

Malik's utility if he earns $100,000 is ____ and his utility if he earns $500,000 is ____.

100; 511.62

223.6; 707.1

511.62; 100

316.2; 707.1

707.1; 223.6

707.1; 316.2

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