There is a 0.9984 probability that a randomly selected 30​-year-old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges ​$142 for insuring that the male will live through the year. If the male does not survive the​ year, the policy pays out ​$80,000 as a death benefit. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below. a. From the perspective of the 30​-year-old ​male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not​ surviving?

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There is a
0.9984
probability that a randomly selected
30​-year-old
male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges
​$142
for insuring that the male will live through the year. If the male does not survive the​ year, the policy pays out
​$80,000
as a death benefit. Complete parts​ (a) through​ (c) below.
a. From the perspective of the
30​-year-old
​male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not​ surviving?
 
The value corresponding to surviving the year is
​$nothing.
The value corresponding to not surviving the year is
​$nothing.
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