Humana hospitals in 1991 charged very high prices relative to their marginal costs. For example, Humana's Suburban Hospital in Louisville charged patients $103.6for a pair of crutches that cost the hospital $8.35 (Douglas Frantz, "Congress Probes Hospital Costs-$9 Tylenols, $118 Heat Pads," San Francisco Chronicle, Octob18, 1991: A2). Calculate the hospital's price/marginal cost ratio, its Lerner Index, and the demand elasticity, e, that it faces for a pair of crutches (assuming that itmaximizes its profit).What is Humana's price/marginal cost ratio?The price to marginal cost ratio is. (round your answer to two decimal places)tv13DII80F2F3F4F5E1!23&12578.QWTYtabSGつKcaps lockVshiftfncontroloptioncommandつエCIリ

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Humana hospitals in 1991 charged very high prices relative to their marginal costs. For example, Humana's Suburban Hospital in Louisville charged patients $103.6 for a pair of crutches that cost the hospital $8.35 (Douglas Frantz, "Congress Probes Hospital Costs-$9 Tylenols, $118 Heat Pads," San Francisco Chronicle, Octob 18, 1991: A2). Calculate the hospital's pricelmarginal cost ratio, its Lerner Index, and the demand elasticity, e, that it faces for a pair of crutches (assuming that it maximizes its profit). What is Humana's pricelmarginal cost ratio? The price to marginal cost ratio is. (round your answer to two decimal places)

Humana hospitals in 1991 charged very high prices relative to their marginal costs. For example, Humana's Suburban Hospital in Louisville charged patients $103.6 for a pair of crutches that cost the hospital $8.35 (Douglas Frantz, "Congress Probes Hospital Costs-$9 Tylenols, $118 Heat Pads," San Francisco Chronicle, Octob 18, 1991: A2). Calculate the hospital's pricelmarginal cost ratio, its Lerner Index, and the demand elasticity, e, that it faces for a pair of crutches (assuming that it maximizes its profit). What is Humana's pricelmarginal cost ratio? The price to marginal cost ratio is. (round your answer to two decimal places)

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