Problem $9-8$ Calculating the Amount of Disability Benefits $[$LO$7]$

Kennedi Stapleton, a widow, has take$-$home pay of $$4,600$ a month. Her disability insurance coverage replaces $70$ percent of her

earnings after a $90-$day $(3-$month$)$ waiting period.

a$.$ What amount would she receive in disability benefits if an illness kept Kennedi off work for $270$ days $(9$ months$)?($Omit the $"$$$"$ sign

in your response.$)$

Disability benefits

b$.$ What if her disability started when she was age $20$ and was severe enough that it lasted until she was $50$ years old? $($Omit the $"$$$"$

sign in your response.$)$