A Dentist's Office,which Wants to Serve the Maximum Number of Patients

question 38

Multiple Choice

A dentist's office,which wants to serve the maximum number of patients given a fixed payroll,currently has two dentists and four dental hygienists.Dentists earn $60,000 a year and hygienists earn $15,000 a year.If the office is hiring the optimal combination of dentists and hygienists,and the last dentist hired served 120 additional patients,how many patients will the last hygienist hired add?

• A)30
• B)60
• C)120
• D)240

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