Excluding the question you just answered, please choose one…
Excluding the question you just answered, please choose one of the following questions and write throrough, detailed essay answer. 1. What were the competing visions of Reconstruction? 2. What factors combined to make the United States a mature industrial society after the Civil War? 3. What were the sources and significance of Populism? 4. How did the Progressive Presidents foster the rise of the nation-state? 5. How did the United States get involved in World War I? 6. What were the causes of the Great Depression, and how effective were the governments reponses by 1932?
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Consider a firm that has $16 in inventory. They are considering two options with respect to the storage of this inventory. Option A would have them store the entire inventory in one warehouse. If it stores its inventory in a single warehouse, they are exposed to the risk of fire. Assume that there is a 50% chance of a fire occurring, which would destroy their entire inventory. Assume also that there is a 50% chance of having no fire. What is the expected loss for option A? [exA] Derive the amount of risk (C.O.V) associated with option A. (Please round your answer to two decimal place) [COVA] Option B would have them split their entire inventory evenly across two warehouses; in other words, they would store $8 inventory in each warehouse. Assume now that each warehouse individually faces the same probability distribution for severity [i.e., a 50% chance of losing the entire inventory and a 50% chance of losing nothing]. What is the expected loss for option B? [exB] Derive the amount of risk (C.O.V) associated with option B. (Please round your answer to two decimal place) [COVB]
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Jeanie has a job located right next to her apartment and only drives about 10 miles for groceries every week, and she always drives within the speed limit. On the other hand, her husband Sean has to drive 30 miles every day to work and always drives significantly above the speed limit. Currently, Jeanie and Sean pay the same rate for auto insurance through State Farm. If they are both offered a usage-based auto insurance plan, which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE? I. Jeanine would be more willing to install the telematic device to report her driving behavior. II. Sean would be more willing to install the telematic device to report his driving behavior. III. The telematic device can reduce the degree of asymmetric information for State Farm
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Joe has workers compensation insurance and healthcare coverage through his employer. Joe’s health insurance has a deductible while workers’ compensation does not. Joe injured his ankle playing basketball on a Saturday. To avoid paying for the deductible, Joe reports to his supervisor that he was injured when he was working. The case of Joe violates which of the following requirement of an insurable risk?
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Consider a population of 1,200 individuals. Within this population, there are three types of individuals. The number of each type and its expected healthcare costs are listed in the table below, Types of individuals Number of individuals Expected healthcare costs Very healthy 400 $200 Moderate healthy 400 $800 Unhealthy 400 $1,500 Assume that all individuals are in the same risk pool for health insurance and that the insurer uses community rating. If we consider a strong individual mandate to purchase health insurance and all 1,200 individuals enter the risk pool, what is the “break-even” premium of this risk pool? (please round your answer to the nearest dollar) [p1] Now suppose the penalty for not purchasing health insurance is less than the cost in question 1, and only 30% of the very healthy individuals, 80% of the moderately healthy individuals, and 100% of the unhealthy individuals enroll (as shown in the table below). Types of individuals Number of individuals Expected healthcare costs Very healthy 120 $200 Moderate healthy 320 $800 Unhealthy 400 $1,500 What is the “break-even” premium of this risk pool under a weaker mandate? (please round your answer to the nearest dollar) [p2]
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