Richard Is Using the Capital Retention Approach to Determine How

question 52

Multiple Choice

Richard is using the capital retention approach to determine how much life insurance to purchase.Richard would like to provide $35,000 per year to his family,forever,if he dies.The assets that he has today will provide $25,000 in annual income without the liquidation of these assets.If life insurance proceeds can be invested to earn a 5 percent annual return,how much life insurance should Richard purchase to fund the additional income needed to meet the $35,000 annual income goal?

• A)$10,000
• B)$100,000
• C)$150,000
• D)$200,000

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Definitions:

McDonaldization

George Ritzer’s term describing the spread of bureaucratic rationalization and the accompanying increases in efficiency and dehumanization.

Rationalization

The process of replacing traditional and spontaneous methods of organization with calculated, efficient, and predictable procedures.

George Ritzer

A sociologist known for his work on consumerism, globalization, and the concept of McDonaldization, which describes the process of rationalization in societal institutions.

McDonaldization

The process by which the principles of the fast food industry, such as efficiency, predictability, and control, have come to dominate other sectors of American society and the world.