Crop Insurance. Consider a state in which farmers are divided equally into two types: high risk and low risk. Theaverage annual crop loss (and possible insurance claim) is $400 for a low-risk farmer and $1,200 for a high-riskfarmer.a. If all farmers were to buy insurance, what is the break-even price for the insurance company? $ (Enter yourresponse rounded to the nearest whole number.)b. Suppose a farmer will purchase insurance only if the price (the annual premium) is no more than 50% higher thanhis or her average crop loss. What is the equilibrium price? $ (Enter your response rounded to the nearestwhole number.)

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Crop Insurance. Consider a state in which farmers are divided equally into two types: high risk and low risk. average annual crop loss (and possible insurance claim) is $400 for a low-risk farmer and $1,200 for a high- farmer. a. If all farmers were to buy insurance, what is the break-even price for the insurance company? S (Enter response rounded to the nearest whole number.) b. Suppose a farmer will purchase insurance only if the price (the annual premium) is no more than 50% hig his or her average crop loss. What is the equilibrium price? $ (Enter your response rounded to the neares whole number.)

Crop Insurance. Consider a state in which farmers are divided equally into two types: high risk and low risk. average annual crop loss (and possible insurance claim) is $400 for a low-risk farmer and $1,200 for a high- farmer. a. If all farmers were to buy insurance, what is the break-even price for the insurance company? S (Enter response rounded to the nearest whole number.) b. Suppose a farmer will purchase insurance only if the price (the annual premium) is no more than 50% hig his or her average crop loss. What is the equilibrium price? $ (Enter your response rounded to the neares whole number.)

Principles of Economics 2e

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ISBN:9781947172364

Author:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Publisher:Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro

Chapter16: Information, Risk, And Insurance

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