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.Life insurance The risk of insuring one person鈥檚 life is reduced if we insure many people. Suppose that we insure two 21-year-old males, and that their ages at death are independent. If X1andX2are the insurer鈥檚 income from the two insurance policies, the insurer鈥檚 average income W on the two policies is

W=X1+X22=0.5X1+0.5X2

Find the mean and standard deviation of W. (You see that the mean income is the same as for a single policy but the standard deviation is less.)

Short Answer

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Mean of W,W=303.35,=303.35

Standard deviation of W,W=6864.29

Step by step solution

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Given Information

Given in the question that, the risk of insuring one person's life is reduced if we insure many people. Given that we insure two 21 year-old males and their ages at death are independent. Let X1andX2be the insurer's income from the two insurance policies. The insurer's average income W on the two policies is given by

W=X1+X22=0.5X1+0.5X2

We have to Find the mean and standard deviation of W.

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Calculate the mean and standard deviation of W

Let's consider Xas the random variable which shows the amount a life insurance company earns on a 5year term life policy.

The mean and standard deviation of Xare:

X=303.35X=9707.57

Let's find the mean of W

localid="1649871962725" W=0.5X1+0.5X2=0.5303.35+0.5303.35=303.35

Now, find the standard deviation of W

localid="1649872007295" W=0.259707.572+0.259707.572=47118457.65=6864.29

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