Alfred lost his 3-year-old camera. It cost him $150 three years ago and had a life expectancy of 6 years. Alfred has actual cash value coverage on this camera, which means his insurance company will issue him a check for ________ for his loss. A similar new camera now costs $200.

Respuesta :

Answer:

insurance company will pay $75 to Alfred.

Explanation:

given data

Actual cost of camera = $200

Alfred cost of camera = $150

Life expectancy = 6 years

solution

we get here first Remain life of camera that is

Remain life of camera = 6 years  - 3 years

Remain life of camera = 3 years

and

now we get here current cost of the camera that is

current cost of camera = Alfred cost of camera × (Remain life of camera ÷ Life expectancy)    ........................1

put here value and we get

Current cost of camera = $150   ×   [tex]\frac{3}{6}[/tex]

Current cost of camera = $75

so that insurance company will pay $75 to Alfred.