Personal Finance (The Mcgaw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
Personal Finance (The Mcgaw-hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861643
Author: Jack R. Kapoor, Les R. Dlabay Professor, Robert J. Hughes
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 1CC
Summary Introduction

Case summary:

The Mr. and Mrs. L recently had a baby and are concerned about the life insurance needs. S has $5,000 of coverage and ML has life insurance coverage equal to approximately six times his annual salary. They need help to determine appropriate life insurance amount for their family.

Characters in the case: S and ML.

Adequate information:

Given,

Monthly gross income is $4,600.

Living expenses is $3,500.

Assets are $182,000.

Liabilities are $ 118,000.

To determine:

Four general methods to estimate the amount of life insurance for the L’s family.

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