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SOA Exam P Sample Question #707 Solution

This Exam P sample reference tests Uniform Distribution. Write the claim payment as the positive part of the loss after the deductible. Integrating its triangular tail gives an expected payment of (500-d)²⁄¹⁰⁰⁰; setting this equal to 90 yields d = 200, so the verified answer is choice B.

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How to solve this Uniform Distribution question

Setup

Let X be the loss and d the fixed deductible. The insurer pays only the portion of X that exceeds d.

X\sim\operatorname{Uniform}(0,500),\qquad Y=(X-d)_+

Model

Average the positive excess over the uniform density. A deductible in the support leaves a triangular payment region.

\mathbb{E}[Y]=\int_d^{500}(x-d)\frac{1}{500}\,dx

\mathbb{E}[Y]=\frac{(500-d)^2}{1000}

Compute

Equate the stop-loss expectation to the specified expected payment and take the feasible square root.

\frac{(500-d)^2}{1000}=90

(500-d)^2=90{,}000

500-d=300,\qquad d=200

Answer

The required fixed deductible is 200 monetary units.

\boxed{d=200\quad\text{(B)}}

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ASubtracting the expected payment directly from the mean loss gives 250 − 90 = 160. That treats every loss as if it exceeded the deductible and ignores zero-payment outcomes.
CAt a deductible of 240, the stop-loss expectation is (500-240)²⁄¹⁰⁰⁰ = 67.6, not 90; choosing a value near the original mean without integrating the tail understates payment truncation.
DOmitting the one-half from the triangular tail area gives (500-d)²⁄⁵⁰⁰ = 90 and d about 287.9, which points toward D but doubles the true expected payment formula.
ESetting the conditional mean excess (500-d)/2 equal to 90 gives d = 320. This omits the 0.36 probability that a loss actually exceeds that deductible.

Original practice · fully worked

Original variant: storm-repair reserve

A municipal arts venue models its next storm-repair cost X as uniform between 200 and 1400 dollars. A reserve reimburses only the portion of a repair cost above a 500-dollar trigger. Calculate the expected reimbursement from the reserve.

A
$225.00
B
$300.00
C
$337.50
D
$450.00
E
$900.00

Variant answer in brief

A repair exceeds the trigger with probability 0.75, and its mean excess conditional on doing so is 450 dollars. Their product is 337.50 dollars, making choice C correct.

Setup

Represent the reserve reimbursement as the positive excess of the repair cost over the trigger.

X\sim\operatorname{Uniform}(200,1400),\qquad R=(X-500)_+

Model

A cost above 500 is uniform over the remaining interval, so separate the chance of reimbursement from its conditional amount.

\Pr(X>500)=\frac{1400-500}{1400-200}=\frac{3}{4}

\mathbb{E}[X-500\mid X>500]=\frac{0+900}{2}=450

Compute

Multiply the probability of crossing the trigger by the average excess once it is crossed.

\mathbb{E}[R]=\frac{3}{4}(450)=337.50

Answer

The reserve's expected reimbursement is 337.50 dollars.

\boxed{\mathbb{E}[R]=\$337.50\quad\text{(C)}}

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