document.write( "Question 1200583: A workplace injury policy has a premium (policy cost) of $7. The probability of a claim is
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document.write( "0.43, in which case the amount of the claim has density 1.2/(𝑥^2.2), when 𝑥 ≥ 1. Find the expected
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document.write( "value of the net revenue to the company. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #848086 by GingerAle(43)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! **1. Define Net Revenue**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Net Revenue = Premium Revenue - Expected Claim Cost**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**2. Calculate Premium Revenue**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* Premium Revenue = Premium per policy * Probability of no claim + Premium per policy * Probability of claim \n" ); document.write( "* Premium Revenue = $7 * (1 - 0.43) + $7 * 0.43 = $7 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**3. Calculate Expected Claim Cost**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Expected Claim Cost = Probability of claim * Expected claim amount**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Find Expected Claim Amount:**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = ∫(x * f(x)) dx \n" ); document.write( " where f(x) is the probability density function of the claim amount \n" ); document.write( " and the integral is taken over the range of possible claim amounts (x ≥ 1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = ∫(x * (1.2/x^2.2)) dx from 1 to infinity \n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = 1.2 ∫(x^(-1.2)) dx from 1 to infinity\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " * To solve this improper integral, we need to find the limit as the upper bound approaches infinity:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = 1.2 * lim (b→∞) [(-1/0.2) * x^(-0.2)] from 1 to b \n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = -6 * lim (b→∞) [b^(-0.2) - 1^(-0.2)] \n" ); document.write( " * Expected Claim Amount = -6 * (0 - 1) = 6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* **Expected Claim Cost = 0.43 * 6 = 2.58**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**4. Calculate Net Revenue**\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* Net Revenue = $7 - $2.58 = $4.42\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "**Therefore, the expected value of the net revenue to the company is $4.42.** \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |