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| Question 1179477:  A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.247% risk of dying during the next year . An insurance company charges $260 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit. What is the expected value for the person buying the insurance? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
 
 Answer by ikleyn(52866)
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The expected value for the person buying the insurance is
    0.00247*100000 - 260 = -13 dollars.
In other words, the person pays 13 dollars to have this opportunity for his (or her) family to get $100,000 
in case of his (or her) death.
It is also the amount for the insurance company to get (to gain) for their service, as a statistical average per person.
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