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SOA Exam FAM Sample Question 5.9

Study guide: Exam FAM

For a select and ultimate mortality model with a one-year select period, you are given:

(i) p_{[x]} = (1+k)\,p_{x}, for some constant k

(ii) \ddot{a}_{x:\overline{n}|} = 21.854

(iii) \ddot{a}_{[x]:\overline{n}|} = 22.167

Calculate k.

[Question 5 on the Spring 2016 exam]

  • A) 0.005
  • B) 0.010
  • C) 0.015
  • D) 0.020
  • E) 0.025

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