Lewis Farms inc, is a large grower of vegetables in Northern California. During a year in which there is no drought the firm earns S3 million from its produce In a year with a partial drought, earnings are $1 million and if there is a severe drought, the firm has zero earnings Based on many years of weather data, in 50% of the years there was no drought in 30% of the years there was a partial drought, and a severe drought occurred 20% of the time. Lewis Farms has an opportunity to purchase an insurance policy that would pay Lewis $2 million in the event of a severe drought $1 million in the case of a partial drought, and nothing in the event there is no drought ignoring taxes, the maximum premium that Lewis would be willing to pay for the policy is
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