Moral Hasard and Insurance The utility is U = W1/2 − 350S + 95S1/2 ; where W is wealth and S is care taken to avoid accidents. Probability of accident is 0.70 − S1/2 Wealth is ✩850,000 without accident and ✩300,000 with accident.

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