Suppose There Are Two Types of People in an Insurance

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Essay

Suppose there are two types of people in an insurance market: high and low risks.The high-risk person is sick 10% of the time and the low-risk person is sick 5% of the time.The probability of any individual being high risk is 40%.Upon getting sick,an individual loses $10,000 in medical expenses.What if the individuals do not know their type?

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Definitions:

Degree Of Operating Leverage (DOL)

A measure that assesses the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales, indicating the percentage change in operating income for a percentage change in sales.

Degree Of Financial Leverage (DFL)

A ratio indicating how much a company's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) can be affected by a change in its capital structure.

EPS

Earnings Per Share – a company's profit divided by the outstanding shares of its common stock, providing an indicator of the company's profitability.

Degree Of Total Leverage

A ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's earnings per share to fluctuations in its operating income due to changes in its capital structure.