A Doctor's Office Is Considering the Purchase of a New

question 103

Multiple Choice

A doctor's office is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment. The equipment costs $25,000. The procedure performed with the new equipment will be billed to patients at $200. The doctor's office estimates that the cost of materials and training for the new equipment will be approximately $75 per procedure. If the doctor's office estimates that demand for the procedure will be 100 procedures, what should the office do?

• A) Purchase the equipment
• B) Not purchase the equipment
• C) Impossible to determine
• D) Cannot be determined from the information given

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