(Scenario: Health Costs)Use Scenario: Health Costs

question 166

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(Scenario: Health Costs) Use Scenario: Health Costs.When Alan's probability of developing a health problem decreases,holding everything else constant,Alan's expected value of health care costs: Scenario: Health Costs
Alan is hoping for a healthy year,meaning that he would have zero health costs.Given his habits,there is a 40% chance that Alan will develop a health issue resulting in $50,000 in health costs.Assume these are the only two conditions that could exist for Alan in the coming year.

• A)increases.
• B)decreases.
• C)stays constant.
• D)increases,decreases,or stays constant.

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