Consider an insurance company offer a "standard contract" with the premium r-$100 and payout q-$500 to anyone who will purchase it. Peter has healthy-state income In- $500 and sick-state income Is $0. He has probability of illnessp-0.1. Is the standard contract fair and/or full for Peter? If he ends up getting sick, what will his final income be? (please show all your calculations)

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Consider an insurance company offer a "standard contract" with the premium r= $100 and payout q=$500
to anyone who will purchase it.
Peter has healthy-state income IH $500 and sick-state income Is $0.
He has probability of illness p=0.1. Is the standard contract fair and/or full for Peter? If he ends up getting
sick, what will his final income be? (please show all your calculations)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an insurance company offer a "standard contract" with the premium r= $100 and payout q=$500 to anyone who will purchase it. Peter has healthy-state income IH $500 and sick-state income Is $0. He has probability of illness p=0.1. Is the standard contract fair and/or full for Peter? If he ends up getting sick, what will his final income be? (please show all your calculations)
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