B. What is the total cost at the break even point.
Answer:
$130,000
Explanation:
Sarah is making use of the needs approach to determine how much life insurance to buy
The first step is to calculate the total amount of life insurance
Total amount of life insurance = Total needs - total assets
Total need = income needs + cash needs + special needs
= $140,000 + $30,000 + $100,000
= $270,000
Total assets= retirement plan + bank account + investment account
= $30,000 + $20,000 + $40,000
= $90,000
Total amount of life insurance = $270,000-$90,000
= $180,000
Since Sarah is covered by $50,000 group insurance by her employer then the additional life insurance that should be purchased can be calculated as follows
= $180,000 - $50,000
= $130,000
11.51%
The required rate of return = risk-free rate + Beta * (market risk premium)
Here, we multiply the beta of 1.32 times the market risk premium of 5.50%, then add the risk-free rate of 4.25% to get the required rate of return, or 11.51%.
