A hospital pharmacy charges $0.40 per
fluidram of a certain medicine but
allows a discount of 15 percent to
Medicare patients. How much should
the pharmacy charge a Medicare
patient for 3 fluidounces of the
medicine?(128 fluidrams = 16
fluidounces)
(A) $9.60
(B) $8.16
(C) $3.20
(D) $2.72
(E) $1.02
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16 fluidounces = 128 fluidramsgrandh01 wrote:A hospital pharmacy charges $0.40 per
fluidram of a certain medicine but
allows a discount of 15 percent to
Medicare patients. How much should
the pharmacy charge a Medicare
patient for 3 fluidounces of the
medicine?(128 fluidrams = 16
fluidounces)
(A) $9.60
(B) $8.16
(C) $3.20
(D) $2.72
(E) $1.02
=> 1 fluidounce = 128/16 fluidrams = 8 fluidrams.
The discount is 15%. Hence medicare patients are charged = 85% = 0.85
Hence, Cost to medicare patient = (3*8fluidrams)*0.85*(0.40$) = 3*8*17/20*2/5 = $(51*16)/100 = $8.16
B is correct.
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128 fluidrams = 16 fluidounces => 3 fluidounces = (128*3)/16 = 24 fluidrams
Total cost to patient = (24 fluidrams)($0.40/fluidram) * (0.85)= $8.16
Choose B
Total cost to patient = (24 fluidrams)($0.40/fluidram) * (0.85)= $8.16
Choose B