Kirk pays an annual premium of $1,075 for automobile insurance, including comprehensive coverage of up to $500,000. He pays this premium for 8 years without needing to file a single claim. Then he gets into an accident during bad weather, for which no one is at fault. Kirk is not injured, but his car valued at $22,500 is totaled. His insurance company pays the claim and Kirk replaces his car. If he did not have automobile insurance, how much more would have Kirk paid for damages than what he had invested in his insurance policy?

$8,600
$13,900
$21,425
$31,100

Question

Kirk pays an annual premium of $1,075 for automobile insurance, including comprehensive coverage of up to $500,000. He pays this premium for 8 years without needing to file a single claim. Then he gets into an accident during bad weather, for which no one is at fault. Kirk is not injured, but his car valued at $22,500 is totaled. His insurance company pays the claim and Kirk replaces his car. If he did not have automobile insurance, how much more would have Kirk paid for damages than what he had invested in his insurance policy?

 $8,600
 $13,900
 $21,425
 $31,100

anonymous · Answer

i got $13,900 but i'm not sure if that's right

anonymous · Answer

ok i was right, the answer is $13,900