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Chapter 1 (Exercise RM)
Chapter 1 (Exercise RM)
x .
uniformly
uniformly
insurance
insurance
log e X
2
A decision maker with wealth to 10 has the utility function u(x) = x . The
decision maker faces a random loss which has mean 5 and variance 11.
Determine the maximum amount that the decision maker will pay for
complete insurance against the random loss.
3 x
w
An insurer has wealth 1 and utility function u(w)= e
. The insurer will
pay the full amount of a random loss which is uniformly distributed on the
interval (0,1). Determine the minimum acceptable premium for this
coverage.
f(x) =
1
100 , 0x100. He has a
x , x0.
He can buy