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Suppose that a life insurance company insures 1,000,000 ​fifty-year-old people in a given year.​ (Assume a death rate of 4 per 1000​ people.) The cost of the premium is ​$200 per​ year, and the death benefit is ​$45,000. What is the expected profit or loss for the insurance​ company?

The insurance company can expect​ a(n) ​$

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​(Type an integer or decimal rounded to one decimal place as​ needed

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The insurance company can expect a profit of $40 million
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