The Medical Field Requires Doctors to Pass Exams in Order

question 118

Multiple Choice

The medical field requires doctors to pass exams in order to earn a license to practice medicine.This requirement ________ doctors' salaries because ________.

• A) increases; the supply of doctors decreases and fewer doctors are employed
• B) increases; the supply of doctors increases and as a result they are better trained
• C) increases; the demand for doctors decreases because they charge higher prices
• D) decreases; the supply of doctors decreases due to the tougher requirements
• E) decreases; fewer people go to doctors because of the high prices

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Moderate Anxiety

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Denial

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