LMS Integrated for MindTap Finance, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card for Brigham/Houston's Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition, 9th
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Chapter 8, Problem 3Q

a)

Summary Introduction

To explain: The expected return on a life insurance policy.

The Expected return:

The expected return on an investment refers to the weighted average of estimated returns and estimation of occurrence of those returns.

Life Insurance Policy:

Life insurance policy is an agreement between two parties, the two parties are the insurance company and the policy buyer. The insurance company depicts to pay a predetermined amount to the policy holder in case of specified future events.

b.

Summary Introduction

To explain: The correlation coefficient between the return on the insurance policy and the return on the human capital.

Correlation Coefficient:

A correlation coefficient is a tool of statistical measure. This tool measures the relation between the two variables. It measures how the change in one value of variable affects the other.

c.

Summary Introduction

To explain: The reason for buying the life insurance in spite of low expected returns.

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