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a. Use Excel to calculate Samanthas expected utility and to calculate the price of fair insurance that would cover the full replacement cost of the car.
b. An insurance company is considering four possible prices for full insurance for Samanthas car: $4,020, $4,090, $4,851, and $4,164. Assume Samantha buys full insurance and use Excel to determine Samanthas income and utility for each of these prices if the car is stolen and if it is not stolen. Then calculate Samanthas expected income and expected utility for each of these prices. Would she buy full insurance at these prices? What is the maximum price Samantha would pay for full insurance?
c. Suppose the insurance company offers an insurance policy with a $1,000 deductible: If the car is stolen, Samantha will absorb the first $1,000 of the loss and the company will pay the remaining $19,100. Use Excel to calculate Samanthas expected utility if the price for this policy is $3,820. What if the price is $3,970? Would Samantha buy the policy at either of these prices?
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Managerial Economics and Strategy
ISBN: 978-0134167879
2nd edition
Authors: Jeffrey M. Perloff, James A. Brander