CAT 2007DILR Question 11

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The table below shows the comparative costs, in US Dollars, of major surgeries in USA and a select few Asian countries.

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The equivalent of one US Dollar in the local currencies is given below.

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A consulting firm found that the quality of the health services were not the same in all the countries above. A poor quality of a surgery may have significant repercussions in future, resulting in more cost in correcting mistakes. The cost of poor quality of surgery is given in the table below.

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A US citizen is hurt in an accident and requires an angioplasty, hip replacement and a knee replacement. Cost of foreign travel and stay is not a consideration since the government will take care of it. Which country will result in the cheapest package, taking cost of poor quality into account?

Answer & solution

  • A

    India

  • B

    Thailand

  • Malaysia

  • D

    Singapore

  • E

    USA

Solution

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As shown in the table, Malaysia will have the cheapest package.

Hence, option (c).

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