In an Effort to Minimize the Cost of Conventional Property/casualty

question 104

Multiple Choice

In an effort to minimize the cost of conventional property/casualty insurance, Epic Electronics decided to manage their risk by self-insuring. The most likely way Epic would try to do this would be to

• A) cover small and medium-sized losses itself, and carry conventional insurance only for catastrophic losses.
• B) carry insurance for the small, routine losses and pay for any highly unusual major losses with its own funds.
• C) buy an insurance policy that covers all risks.
• D) establish a well-monitored loss-prevention program.

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Definitions:

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a product does not significantly change with a change in the product's price.

Total Revenue

The gross income a corporation achieves by trading products or delivering services across a certain span of time.

Elastic Demand

A situation in which the demand for a product is sensitive to price changes, meaning a small change in price leads to a larger change in quantity demanded.

Price Elasticity

An indicator that measures the impact on the quantity of a good demanded when there is a change in its price level.