Question: How much life insurance do you need? Calculating needs - Part 1 Patrick and Stasia Strong are 3 8 years old and have one daughter,

How much life insurance do you need? Calculating needs - Part1
Patrick and Stasia Strong are 38 years old and have one daughter, age 9. Patrick is the primary earner, making $140,000 per year. Stasia does not currently work. The Strongs have decided to use the needs analysis method to calculate the value of a life insurance policy that would provide for Stasia and their daughter in the event of Patrick's death.
Patrick and Stasia estimate that while their daughter is still living at home, monthly living expenses for Stasia and their child will be about $4,000(in current dollars). After their daughter leaves for college in 9 years, Stasia will need a monthly income of $3,300 until she retires at age 65. The Strongs estimate Stasia's living expenses after 65 will only be $2,900 a month. The life expectancy of a woman Stasia's age is 87 years, so the Strong family calculates that Stasia will spend about 22 years in retirement.
Using this information, complete the first portion of the needs analysis worksheet to estimate their total living expenses.
 How much life insurance do you need? Calculating needs - Part1

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