If the Demand for Health Care Is Elastic and Health

question 146

Multiple Choice

If the demand for health care is elastic and health care co-payments are lowered, the percentage change in the quantity demanded of health care will be _______________ than the percentage decrease in co-payments, and the total dollar amount spent on health care will ___________.

• A)greater; rise
• B)less; rise
• C)greater; fall
• D)less; fall

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Definitions:

Stockholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, thus having an ownership stake in the business.

Private Corporation

A corporation owned by a small group of people and its shares are not traded publicly but are held privately.

Public Markets

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Shares

Units of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset that provide for an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared, in the form of dividends.