1. Drake is a young executive with a pharmaceutical firm. He earns $146,000 per year and expects his income to increase at a rate of 3% over his career. Drake estimates that he consumes 25% of his after-tax salary personally, that his combined federal and state income tax bracket is 28%, and that inflation will average 3% over his career. The investment rate of return is 7%. Using the Capitalized Earnings Approach to calculating life insurance needs, how much life insurance should Jake purchase?
2. Juan, a 40-year-old salesperson, earns $130,000 per year and plans to work until age 65. He is married to Fran and has two children. He expects his annual salary increases to be equal to the inflation rate of be 3%, and their average tax bracket (state and federal) is 25%. Juan estimates that 18% of his after-tax income is used for personal consumption, and that his family could invest the death benefit proceeds at 8%. Based on the Human Life Value approach to life insurance needs analysis, how much life insurance should Juan purchase?
3. William is 40 years old, is married to Kate (age 38), and they have two children, Andrew (age 9) and Edward (age 6). All family members are healthy, and William and Kate anticipate living until about age 85. William is a trial attorney and earns $150,000 per year. This year, they made the final payment on their mortgage, and have retirement plans that are on track to provide them with their desired retirement income at age 65. Since the children arrived, Kate, who is also an attorney, decided to stay at home. William and Kate have asked for your help in determining the appropriate amount of life insurance to purchase for Kate and would like to use the needs approach to life insurance funding. They estimate that funeral expenses will be $15,000; that medical expenses would be no more than $5,000 (since they have very good health insurance coverage); that probate fees would be about $10,000; and that due to his demanding schedule, William would have to hire full-time household staff to take care of the children and the home until Edward is in college at a cost of approximately $60,000 per year, after which he could hire part time household staff for the remainder of his life at a cost of about $20,000. They estimate that inflation will average 4.5% over their lifetime and anticipate that expenses they incur will increase at the rate of inflation. William believes that he can earn 8% per year on invested funds. How much life insurance should be purchased by the family to cover their needs if Kate were to die today?