If You Were an Employer, Why Might You Be Reluctant

question 22

Essay

If you were an employer, why might you be reluctant to offer your employees a health insurance plan with a very low annual deductible?

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Definitions:

Stock Outstanding

The total shares of a corporation's stock currently owned by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s insiders.

Rate

A measure often used in finance to denote a percentage charged or paid over time, such as an interest rate or growth rate.

EBIT

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, a measure of a company's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses.

Unlevered Cost

The cost of capital for a company without any debt in its capital structure.