Rain Insurance The promoter of a football game is concerned that it will rain. They have the option of spending $8000 on insurance that will pay $40,000 if it rains. They estimate that the revenue from the game will be $60,000 if it does not rain and $25,000 if it does rain. What must the chance of rain be if buying the policy has the same expected return as not buying it?
Rain Insurance The promoter of a football game is concerned that it will rain. They have the option of spending $8000 on insurance that will pay $40,000 if it rains. They estimate that the revenue from the game will be $60,000 if it does not rain and $25,000 if it does rain. What must the chance of rain be if buying the policy has the same expected return as not buying it?
Solution Summary: The author calculates the chance of rain if buying the policy has same expected return as not buying it.
Rain Insurance The promoter of a football game is concerned that it will rain. They have the option of spending $8000 on insurance that will pay $40,000 if it rains. They estimate that the revenue from the game will be $60,000 if it does not rain and $25,000 if it does rain. What must the chance of rain be if buying the policy has the same expected return as not buying it?
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