Scenario 15.5: Consider the Following Information Based on a Story by Hubert

Multiple Choice

Scenario 15.5:
Consider the following information based on a story by Hubert B. Herring that appeared in The New York Times on Catherine has a two-pack-a-day cigarette habit. Cigarettes cost about $2 per pack. Catherine is 20. On a $250,000 life insurance policy, her annual premiums are $1200; a non-smoker's would be $500. Smokers earn from 4 to 8 percent less in income than non-smokers (lower productivity and more absence, among other things) . In this case Catherine's income is expected to be $20,500 per year over her lifetime whereas $22,000 is an average non-smoker's salary. Let interest rates are expected to be 3%.
-According to the information in Scenario 15.5, if Catherine's life expectancy is 80 as a non-smoker and no inflation is expected to occur throughout her life (so that cigarettes stay at $2 per pack) , then what amount would she save by not buying cigarettes?

A) $4
B) $1460
C) $29,200
D) $87,600
E) $116,800