The table below summarizes the costs of treatment for three diseases using an an
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The table below summarizes the costs of treatment for three diseases using an antibiotic. For which disease should the antibiotic be used first from a cost effectiveness perspective? If the budget is $30,000 maximum, which disease would be the second choice to be treated?
Type of Treatment
Cost of Treating 100 Patients
Effectiveness (Percent Successful Treatment of Infections)
Disease A
$12,500
75
Disease B
$14,000
70
Disease C
$15,500
82
Type of Treatment
Cost of Treating 100 Patients
Effectiveness (Percent Successful Treatment of Infections)
Disease A
$12,500
75
Disease B
$14,000
70
Disease C
$15,500
82
Explanation / Answer
A -- cost of successive treatment = 12500/0.75 = $16666.67
B -- 14000/0.7 = $20000
C -- 15500/.82 = 18902.43
So, frst choice is A
Second choice is C
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