For each "point" you pay on a mortgage, you get a one-quarter percent reduction in the interest rate. You want to get a .375% re
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Answer:
a. $17,978
b. $300,000
Explanation:
Conditions
- The cotton country of lancaster, california has owned his home for ten years
- purchased it for $178,000, cotton bought a $160,000 homeowner's insurance policy
- the replacement cost of the home is now $300,000
a. hence,
the proportion of the house insured = %
= 89.89%
Percentage amount covered by the policy
= proportion of the house insured = 89.89%
Amount covered by the policy in dollars
= $20,000 × 89.89%
= $17,978
b
Amount of insurance on the home that cotton should now carry to be fully reimbursed for a fire loss = current value of the home
= $ 300,000