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Question 1 (3 points) Randy had two term policies to compare with costs as shown below. Calculate the NPV at a 6 percent after-tax discount

Question 1 (3 points)

Randy had two term policies to compare with costs as shown below. Calculate the NPV at a 6 percent after-tax discount rate. Which one should she select and why?

Year

A

B

1

$225

$300

2

$275

$310

3

$350

$320

4

$400

$330

5

$500

$340

NPV of Policy A =

(Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Omit the comma, +/- sign, and "$" sign in your response)

NPV of Policy B =

(Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar. Omit the comma, +/- sign, and "$" sign in your response)

Which one should she select?

(Enter "Policy A" or "Policy B" in the block below)

Question 2 (3 points)

Question 2 options:

1) Given the following information:

Guaranteed Contract Premium

Guaranteed Death Benefit

Projected Dividend

Projected Cash Value

Term Premium

Life_Premium Minus Term_Premium and Dividend

Cash_Flows

$2,300

$200,000

0

0

$325

???

???

$2,300

0

0

$330

???

???

$2,300

0

0

$335

???

???

$2,300

0

$3,500

$340

???

???

$2,300

$250

$6,000

$355

???

???

$2,300

$400

$9,000

$370

???

???

$2,300

$600

$12,000

$390

???

???

$2,300

$750

$15,000

$400

???

???

$2,300

$900

$18,000

$410

???

???

$2,300

$1,000

$24,000

$430

???

???

(a) Find the return (Internal Rate of Return) on the whole life insurance policy when the cost of term is included.

(Round your answer to the nearest 2 decimals, i.e. "3.56" " 4.11" or "12.93". Omit the "%" sign in your response)

(b) Which policy would you select if you can invest the difference between the term and whole life policies

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