Some Courts Have Ruled That an Alternative to "Replacement Cost

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Multiple Choice

Some courts have ruled that an alternative to "replacement cost less depreciation" should be used to determine the actual cash value of a property loss.Under this alternative,the value of property lost is determined by the price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for the property in a free market.This method of determining actual cash value is called the

• A)intrinsic value method.
• B)valued policy method.
• C)fair market value method.
• D)forensic cost method.

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