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Your firm faces an 8% chance of a potential loss of $50 million next year. If your firm implements new safety policies, it can reduce the chance of this loss to 3%, but the new safety policies have an upfront cost of $250,000. Suppose that the beta of the loss is 0 and the risk-free rate of interest is 5%.
-Farmville Industries is a major agricultural firm and is concerned about the possibility of drought impacting corn production over the next year. In the event of a drought, Farmville Industries anticipates a loss of $75 million. Suppose the likelihood of a drought is 10% per year, and the beta associated with such a loss is 0.4. If the risk-free interest rate is 5% and the expected return on the market is 10%, then what is the actuarially fair insurance premium?

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Definitions:

Probability

The assessment of the probability that a specific event will happen.

Bertrand

Refers likely to Claude Bertrand, a figure associated with the development of techniques or theories in a specific context; without more context, it's hard to provide a detailed definition.

Mullainathan

Likely referring to Sendhil Mullainathan, an economist known for his work in behavioral economics and its implications on social and economic policies.

Dill

Could refer to a variety of contexts, including the herb used in cooking or a concept/person associated with a specialized field; without further context, a precise definition is challenging.