You are insuring against theft the new $300 CD-player you just installed in your car. Your insur- ance agent tells you that such a policy will cost you $12 per year, and the probability of theft is .2 in a given year. If you take this insurance what is your expected return per year?

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You are insuring against theft the new $300 CD-player you just installed in your car. Your insur- ance agent tells you that such a policy will cost you $12 per year, and the probability of theft is .2 in a given year.
If you take this insurance what is your expected return per year?

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