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? he value corresponding to surviving the year is $ he value corresponding to not surviving the year is $. Type integers or decimals. Do not round.)

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Section7.7: Simple And Compound Interest
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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? b. If the 31-year-old male purchases the​ policy, what is his expected​ value? c. Can the insurance company expect to make a profit from many such​ policies? Why?
There is a 0.9986 probability that a randomly selected 31-year-old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges $175 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. 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.)
Transcribed Image Text:There is a 0.9986 probability that a randomly selected 31-year-old male lives through the year. A life insurance company charges $175 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. 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.)
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