South Dakota Crop Insurance Practice Exam

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The revenue protection guarantee for RP is based on which calculation?

APH x coverage level + projected price
APH x coverage level x projected or harvest price
APH + coverage level x harvest price
APH - coverage level + projected price

The correct answer is: APH x coverage level x projected or harvest price

The revenue protection guarantee for Revenue Protection (RP) policies is designed to protect a producer's revenue by combining the yield potential of a crop with price fluctuations. The correct calculation for establishing this guarantee involves the Actual Production History (APH) multiplied by the coverage level, which determines the proportion of the APH that is insured, and then this product is multiplied by either the projected price or the harvest price, whichever is applicable. This method ensures that the final revenue guarantee reflects both the producer's historical yield (through APH) and the current market conditions (reflected in the project or harvest price). By doing so, it provides a comprehensive safety net for farmers against low production levels or declines in market prices. In contrast, the other options fail to accurately represent this relationship. Some options misplace the mathematical operations or incorrectly incorporate the price elements, ultimately not aligning with the correct strategy for calculating the revenue protection guarantee under RP policies.