A Clinic Uses Doctors and Nurses to Serve the Maximum

question 45

Multiple Choice

A clinic uses doctors and nurses to serve the maximum number of patients given a limited annual payroll.The clinic currently has 10 doctors and 30 nurses.The last doctor hired can serve 300 additional patients,while the last nurse hired can serve 200 additional patients.If doctors make $60,000 a year and nurses make $20,000 a year,the clinic

• A)is making the correct hiring decision because doctors are more productive than nurses.
• B)is making the correct hiring decision because doctors are paid more than nurses.
• C)could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more doctors and fewer nurses.
• D)could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more nurses and fewer doctors.

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