Because Bernard has some health issues, he must pay 15% more for life insurance. About how much more annually will a $115,000 10-year term insurance at age 35 cost Bernard than someone of the same age without health issues?

A 3-column table with 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled age with entries 35, 40, 45. Column 2 is labeled 10-year term, male, with entries 1.40, 1.64, 2.07. Column 3 is labeled 10-year term, female, with entries 1.36, 1.59, 2.01.
a.
$161
b.
$185
c.
$1,073
d.
$24

1 answer

Based on the information given in the table, we can see that 10-year term insurance for a male of age 35 costs 1.40 times the base rate, and for a female of age 35, it costs 1.36 times the base rate.

If Bernard has health issues, he must pay 15% more, which means his insurance cost would be 1.15 times the base rate.

Therefore, for Bernard, the cost of a $115,000 10-year term insurance at age 35 would be:

1.15 * 1.40 * $115,000 = $176,050

To find out how much more this would cost Bernard compared to someone without health issues, we can subtract the base cost of $115,000 from the cost for Bernard:

$176,050 - $115,000 = $61,050

Therefore, Bernard would pay $61,050 more annually than someone of the same age without health issues.

The closest option to this amount is option c. $1,073. However, this seems to be an outlier since the other options are much smaller, so it is likely incorrect. The correct answer is not listed.