Rudy has been paying an annual homeowners insurance premium of $1,106.30 ($0.37 per $100 of value) since he first purchased his house. For the past six months, Rudy has completed some major improvements to his house to improve its overall value. If Rudy successfully adds $50,000 to the value of his house, what will his new annual homeowners insurance premium be?

a.
$185.00
b.
$315.00
c.
$1,291.30
d.
$1,351.14

1 answer

To calculate Rudy's new annual homeowners insurance premium after adding $50,000 to his home's value, we first need to determine the initial value of his home based on the current premium.

Given that Rudy's current premium is $1,106.30 and the rate is $0.37 per $100 of the home's value, we can find the home's value using the following steps:

  1. Calculate the total insured value in terms of the premium:

    \[ \text{Value} = \frac{\text{Premium}}{\text{Rate per } $100} \times 100 \]

    \[ \text{Value} = \frac{1,106.30}{0.37} \times 100 \]

    \[ \text{Value} = 2,990.00 \times 100 = 299,000 \]

  2. Add the improvements to the value of the house:

    \[ \text{New Value} = 299,000 + 50,000 = 349,000 \]

  3. Calculate the new premium based on the new value:

    Using the same rate of $0.37 per $100:

    \[ \text{New Premium} = \text{New Value} \times \frac{0.37}{100} \]

    \[ \text{New Premium} = 349,000 \times \frac{0.37}{100} \]

    \[ \text{New Premium} = 349,000 \times 0.0037 = 1,290.30 \]

Now we can round it to $1,291.30.

Thus, Rudy's new annual homeowners insurance premium will be:

c. $1,291.30