In Which One of the Following Would Joe Be Able

question 2

Multiple Choice

In which one of the following would Joe be able to collect the entire amount of insurance claimed?

• A) Joe insured his law partner's life for $500,000 and the amount he actually lost when the partner died was only $100,000. Joe claims $500,000.
• B) Joe's house suffers $20,000 damage, and he only had it insured for $100,000, when the actual value was over $250,000. Joe claims $20,000.
• C) Joe owns a one-half interest in a house valued at $100,000 that is completely destroyed in a fire. The house is insured for that amount and Joe makes a claim for $100,000.
• D) Joe insured the club house of a Hell's Angels motorcycle club located in the next block for $75,000; the house is valued at about that amount. The club house is subsequently destroyed in a fire. Joe claims $75,000.
• E) Joe took out a life insurance policy on his wife for $500,000, and shortly thereafter, during a fight when he was in a drunken rage, he struck his wife, causing her death. Joe claims $500,000.

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Potential Output

The maximum amount of goods and services an economy can produce when it is most efficiently utilizing its resources.

Expansionary Gap

A situation in an economy where actual gross domestic product exceeds the potential GDP, leading to inflationary pressures.

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The level of economic output at which the rate of inflation is stable, often related to the concept of the natural rate of unemployment where the labor market is in equilibrium.

Consumer Price Index

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