1. Gene, an assembly line worker at an automobile manufacturing plant, has take-home pay of $900 a week. He is injured in an accident that kept him off work for 18 weeks. His disability insurance coverage replaces 65 percent of his earnings after a sixweek waiting period. What amount would he receive in disability benefits?
2. Suppose that yours is a typical family. Your annual income is $60,000. Use the easy method to determine your need for life insurance.
3. Using the “nonworking” spouse method, what should be the life insurance needs for a family whose youngest child is two years old? 3. Suppose your annual premium for a $20,000, 20-year limited-payment policy is $420 over the 20-year period. The cash value of your policy at the end of 20 years is $9,200. Assume that you could have invested the annual premium in a mutual fund yielding seven percent annually. What is the net cost of your insurance for the 20-year period?
