The Rationale for Buying Insurance
An individual is deciding whether to buy insurance for their $400,000 home. The annual insurance cost (premium) is $1,500. There is a 1-in-400 (0.25%) chance that the house will be completely destroyed in a given year. This means the expected annual monetary loss is $1,000 (0.0025 * $400,000). The individual chooses to buy the policy, even though its cost is higher than the expected monetary loss. Using the principle that the satisfaction gained from additional wealth tends to decrease as a person becomes richer, explain why this is a rational economic decision.
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