Compute expected value of policy to insurance company

Denda

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Suppose a life insurance company sells a $240,000 one year term life insurance policy to a 25-year old female for $210. The probability that the female survives the year is .999592.

Compute the expected value of this policy to the insurance company.

I thought I would start with x value of 1 - 12, but I'm lost on what my P(X=x) value will be. I can do these when I'm shown a chart, however I'm lost when asked to do them from a story problem... An example would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
 
\(\displaystyle \L\left( {\$ 210} \right)\left( {0.999592} \right) - \left( {\$ 239790} \right)\left( {0.000408} \right)\)
 
Wow! That is so simple! I am making it so much harder than what it is. Thank you.
 
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