A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134753119
Author: Sheldon Ross
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Topic Video
Question
Brandybuck Insurance Company (BIC) is deciding whether to insure the lives of those leading a quest to Moria. Based on past experience, the probability of surviving such a quest is 80.6%. If BIC charges a premium of 8,499 silver coins and would pay a death benefit of 52,297 silver coins if the insured were to die, what is the
Expert Solution
This question has been solved!
Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.
This is a popular solution
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Step by stepSolved in 2 steps with 1 images
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, probability and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- If a player rolls 2 dice and gets a sum of 3 or 11, he wins $10. If he gets a sum of 7, he pays $5. What is his expected value?arrow_forwardA customer has approached a bank for a $100,000 one-year loan at an 8% interest rate. If the bank does not approve this loan application, the $100,000 will be invested in bonds that earn a 6% annual return. Withoutadditional information, the bank believes that there is a 4% chance that this customer will default on the loan, assuming that the loan is approved. If the customer defaults on the loan, the bank will lose $100,000. At a cost of $1000, the bank can thoroughly investigate the customer’s credit record and supply a favorable or unfavorable recommendation. Past experience indicates that the probability of a favorable recommendation for a customer who will eventually not default is 0.80, and the chance of a favorable recommendation for a customer who will eventually default is 0.15.a. Use a decision tree to find the strategy the bank should follow to maximize its expected profit.b. Calculate and interpret the expected value of information (EVI) for this decision problem.c.…arrow_forwardIf the famous insurance company, Lloyd’s of London, insures a $3 million Monet painting for $5000 per year. And, in each year, the painting has a .00021 chance of being stolen according to the Lloyd’s research team? From Lloyd’s perspective, find the expectation for insuring this painting for one yeararrow_forward
- There is a 0.9984 probability that a randomly selected 31-year-old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges $159 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 31-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 $ The value corresponding to not surviving the year is $ (Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)arrow_forwardA company estimates that 0.6% of their products will fail after the original warranty period but within 2 years of the purchase, with a replacement cost of $400. If they offer a 2 year extended warranty for $42, what is the company's expected value of each warranty sold?arrow_forwardSuppose 25% of workers in a market are willing to work for $55.000 and 75% of workers are willing to work for $63,000. The expected benetit of searching (interviewing) another worker equals Sarrow_forward
- There is a 0.9985 probability that a randomly selected 33 year old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges $155 for insuring that the male will live through the year. If the male does not survive the year, the policy pays out $100,000 as a death benefit. From the perspective of the 33 year old male, what are the monetary values corresponding to the two events of surviving the year and not surviving?arrow_forwardBrandybuck Insurance Company (BIC) is deciding whether to insure the lives of those leading a quest to Moria. Based on past experience, the probability of surviving such a quest is 88.9%. If BIC charges a premium of 8,240 silver coins and would pay a death benefit of 56,881 silver coins if the insured were to die, what is the expected value of this insurance policy to BIC? Round to the nearest silver coin as needed. If the expected value is a loss to BIC, enter your answer as a negative number. Phil Dunphy, a real estate agent, is considering whether he should list an unusual $303,402 house for sale. If he lists it, he will need to spend $3,848 in advertising, staging, and fresh cookies. The current owner has given Phil 6 months to sell the house. If he sells it, he will receive a commission of $23,557. If he is unable to sell the house, he will lose the listing and his expenses. Phil estimates the probability of selling this house in 6 months to be 73%. What is the expected…arrow_forward2. If an insurance company issues a $200,000 five-year policy on a man whose probability of living for another five years is .994, what is the minimum that the expected cost to the company for this policy?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
- A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)ProbabilityISBN:9780134753119Author:Sheldon RossPublisher:PEARSON
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
Probability
ISBN:9780134753119
Author:Sheldon Ross
Publisher:PEARSON