Bethesda and Boca Community Hospital each have 10 ultrasound machines. Last mont

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Bethesda and Boca Community Hospital each have 10 ultrasound machines. Last month Bethesda serviced 70 patients while Boca Community serviced 100 patients.

This month Bethesda reduced its ultrasound machines to 8 so it serviced only 60 patients in a month. Boca Community increased ultrasound machines to 13 and increased number of patients serviced to 127 in a month.

Compute each hospital’s supply sensitivity of ultrasound machines to patient needs.

Which hospital will have a HARDER time increasing patients by buying more ultrasound machines?

Explanation / Answer

Bethesda serviced 70 patients. with 10 machines = 7 patients per machine

Boca serviced 100 patients with 10 machines = 10 patients per machine

Bethesda reduced its machines to 8 to service 60 patients = 7.5 patients per machine

Boca increased machines to 13 and service 127 patients = 9.7 patients per machine

Boca's increase was average of 9 patients per machine

Bethesda after reduction of 2 machines lost 10 patients, If now they decide to increase machine again by 2 they still gain only 10 patients, so certainly bethesda will have difficult time.

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