Beachcomber Beatrice spent her entire wealth of $100,000 to build a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico. There is a 10 percent chance that the house will be destroyed by a hurricane. Beatrice's utility of wealth schedule is given in the table above
What is the maximum amount that Beatrice would be willing to pay for an insurance policy that pays $100,000 if her beach house is destroyed by a hurricane? A) $10,000
B) $30,000
C) $40,000
D) $60,000
C
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A) aggregate supply curve. B) aggregate demand curve. C) sticky price curve. D) GDP multiplier.
The problem of adverse selection in health insurance leads to a situation in which
A) health insurance covers inappropriate items for the population it serves. B) overinsurance of the premium-paying population occurs. C) underinsurance of the premium-paying population occurs. D) the percentage of the premium-paying population that is healthy rises, squeezing unhealthy individuals out of the market. E) the percentage of the premium-paying population that is unhealthy rises, squeezing healthy individuals out of the market.