A clinic uses doctors and nurses to serve the maximum number of patients glven a

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A clinic uses doctors and nurses to serve the maximum number of patients glven a limited annual payroll. The clinic currently has 10 doctors and 30 nurses. The last doctor hired can serve 300 additional patients, while the last nurse hired can serve 200 additlonal patients. If doctors make $60,000 a year and nurses make $20,000 a year, the clinic O is maklng the correct hiring decision because doctors are more productive than nurses. O Is makling the correct hiring decision because doctors are pald more than nurses could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more doctors and fewer nurses. could serve more patients with the same payroll by hiring more nurses and fewer doctors

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The total payroll = 10*60000+30*20000=1200000

Total patients with this hiring decision is 10*300+ 30*200 = 9000.

But by hiring more nurses, the number of patients can be increased UpTo 12000.

Divide 1200000/20000=60 nurses can be appointed.

60Nurses can take care of 200*60=12000 patients.

Thus the correct option is D.

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