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- Anita bought a new scooter for $500. She is deciding whether she should insureher scooter against theft. She has recently read in the news that one out of 10 scooters arestolen in her town. She can buy scooter theft insurance at the price of 12 cents per $1 ofinsurance. How much insurance will Anita buy if her utility function is U(C) = 2C + 100?Question 2 A person has a wealth of $20,000 but faces an accident that results in a loss of S12,000 with probability, p. Suppose that Bermoulli utility is given by u(x) = -1/x. 1. Determine the maximum amount of money the person is willing to pay for complete coverage (as a function of p). 2. Now suppose that an insurance company offers an insurance contract with a deductible of $2,000. Again, determine the maximum amount of money a person is willing to pay for this insurance contract.1. Priyanka has an income of £90,000 and is a von Neumann-Morgenstern expected utility maximiser with von Neumann-Morgenstern utility index . There is a 1 % probability that there is flooding damage at her house. The repair of the damage would cost £80,000 which would reduce the income to £10,00 A. Would Priyanka be willing to spend £500 to purchase an insurance policy that would fully insure her against this loss? Explain. B. What would be the highest price (premium) that she would be willing to pay for an insurance policy that fully insures her against the flooding damage?
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