Of the Following, Which Would Result in Increasing Demand in the Health-Care

question 42

Multiple Choice

Of the following, which would result in increasing demand in the health-care industry?

• A) an increase in the spread of contagious diseases
• B) an older population
• C) increasing incomes
• D) All of the above are demand factors that would result in higher demand.

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