Problem 1: Estimate the benefits from increasing the protection for 50,000 powerplant workers. Average hourly wage ($) = $10 + 20 * probability of death on the job a. What is the MWTP for a 1% reduction in the probability of death on the job? Explain your approach. b. Suppose that the probability of death on the job is 0.05. What are the benefits of a safety program that reduces the probability of death by half? Explain.
Problem 1: Estimate the benefits from increasing the protection for 50,000 powerplant workers. Average hourly wage ($) = $10 + 20 * probability of death on the job a. What is the MWTP for a 1% reduction in the probability of death on the job? Explain your approach. b. Suppose that the probability of death on the job is 0.05. What are the benefits of a safety program that reduces the probability of death by half? Explain.
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![Problem 1:
Estimate the benefits from increasing the protection for 50,000 powerplant workers.
Average hourly wage ($) = $10 + 20 * probability of death on the job
a. What is the MWTP for a 1% reduction in the probability of death on the job? Explain your
approach.
b. Suppose that the probability of death on the job is 0.05. What are the benefits of a safety
program that reduces the probability of death by half? Explain.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Feb2f675f-2d8b-43a4-9e00-36cf3f55fe1a%2F7d610f76-6f00-45eb-9fa7-47cec7206f0c%2Fyp524it_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1:
Estimate the benefits from increasing the protection for 50,000 powerplant workers.
Average hourly wage ($) = $10 + 20 * probability of death on the job
a. What is the MWTP for a 1% reduction in the probability of death on the job? Explain your
approach.
b. Suppose that the probability of death on the job is 0.05. What are the benefits of a safety
program that reduces the probability of death by half? Explain.
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