The Opportunity Cost of Investing in a New Lithotripter a Machine

question 2

Multiple Choice

The opportunity cost of investing in a new lithotripter a machine that pulverizes kidney stones with sound waves) is

• A) defined by the dollar cost of the equipment.
• B) the same for every health care provider.
• C) measured by the difference between the expected revenues from selling the services of the lithotripter and the invoice cost of the machine.
• D) defined by the next best use of the money invested in the equipment.
• E) impossible to calculate.

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