Re: 4B Questions 1-10

David Peter Michael Scollnik ( (no email) )
Thu, 5 Nov 98 15:16:22 MST

Stuart Klugman wrote :

> (4) For number 10 I get none of the above! The 50 type Y's
> below the limit contribute f(y). The 75 type Y's above the
> limit each contribute 1-F(k). The 75 type Z's above the
> deductible each contribute f(z)/[1-F(k)]. Thus we have the
> numerator from an> swers B and D, but the denominator from
> answer E. COMMENTS?

No, I think multiplying exactly what you wrote gives (A).
You would have had the correct solution yet possibly circled
the wrong answer on the actual exam :-)

Incidentally, this is problem 27 from the Spring 1998 exam.

David Scollnik

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