Suppose That the Quantity Demanded of Visits to a Doctor

question 22

Essay

Suppose that the quantity demanded of visits to a doctor per year is given by X = 12 - 0.05P, where X is the number of visits and P is the price the patient pays for a visit.
(a)How many visits would the patient make if he or she had to pay the full price of a visit, $100?
(b)How many visits would the patient make if medical services were free?

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