QUESTION 1An expected utility maximiser owns a car worth £60 000 and has a bank account with £20 000. The money in the bank issafe, but there is a 50% probability that the car will be stolen. The utility of wealth for the agent is u(y) = In(y) and theyhave no other assets.QUESTION 2Consider the setup from Question 1. A risk-neutral insurance company is willing to insure the car at the premium of:£2/3 for every one pound of coverage. Consider the setup from Questions 1 and 2. How much profits, in expectation, does the insurance company earn oninsuring the individual?a. £5 000b. £10000c. £20 000d. £0

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Consider the setup from Questions 1 and 2. How much profits, in expectation, does the insurance company earn on insuring the individual? a. £5000 b. £10000 С. £20 000 d. £0

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