A Phlebotomist in Central Processing Receives a Serum Separator Tube

question 21

Multiple Choice

A phlebotomist in central processing receives a serum separator tube (SST) with a requisition for tests performed in chemistry and at a reference laboratory. The phlebotomist should:

• A) collect another SST.
• B) send the serum to chemistry and request that they return it when finished.
• C) ask the reference laboratory driver to return the specimen.
• D) aliquot the specimen for both laboratories.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The added expense required to produce one more unit of a product or service.

Fixed Cost

An expense that remains constant regardless of the volume of products or services manufactured or distributed.

Monopoly Profits

The excess profits earned by a monopoly as a result of its ability to set price above marginal costs due to lack of competition.

Duopoly

A market structure dominated by two firms, each of which has significant control over the market price.