Uncertainty based on a person’s mental condition or state of mind is known as A) objective risk. B) subjective risk. C) objective probability. D) subjective probability. ANSWER Answer: B
A pure risk is defined as a situation in which there is A) only the possibility of loss or no loss. B) only the possibility of profit. C) a possibility of neither profit nor loss. D) a possibility of either profit or loss. ANSWER Answer: A
An insurance company estimates its objective risk for 10,000 exposures to be 10 percent. Assuming the probability of loss remains the same, what would happen to the objective risk if the number of exposures were to increase to 1 million? A) It would decrease to 1 percent. B) It would decrease to 5 percent. C) […]
The premature death of an individual is an example of a A) pure risk. B) speculative risk. C) nondiversifiable risk. D) physical hazard. ANSWER Answer: A
Objective risk is defined as A) the probability of loss. B) the relative variation of actual loss from expected loss. C) uncertainty based on a person’s mental condition or state of mind. D) the cause of loss. ANSWER Answer: B
Katelyn was just named Risk Manager of ABC Company. She has decided to create a risk management program which considers all of the risks faced by ABC—pure, speculative, operational, and strategic—in a single risk management program. Such a program is called a(n) A) financial risk management program. B) enterprise risk management program. C) fundamental risk […]
An individual’s personal estimate of the chance of loss is a(n) A) objective probability. B) objective risk. C) subjective probability. D) a priori probability. ANSWER Answer: C
A peril is A) a moral hazard. B) the cause of a loss. C) a condition that increases the chance of a loss. D) the probability that a loss will occur. ANSWER Answer: B
The long-run relative frequency of an event based on the assumption of an infinite number of observations with no change in the underlying conditions is called A) objective probability. B) objective risk. C) subjective probability. D) subjective risk. ANSWER Answer: A
Which of the following statements about a priori probabilities is correct? A) They are subjective probabilities based on ambiguity in the way probability is perceived. B) They are subjective probabilities that may vary among individuals because of factors such as age, gender, education, and the use of alcohol. C) They are objective probabilities that can […]