14 A Medical Sensation Hospitals are buying da Vinci surgical robots. Surgeons, sitting comfortably at a da

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14 A Medical Sensation Hospitals are buying da Vinci surgical robots. Surgeons, sitting comfortably at a da Vinci console, can use various robotic attachments to perform even the most complex procedures.

Source: Fortune, 28 April 2008 a Assume that performing surgery with a surgical robot requires fewer surgeons and nurses. Is using the surgical robot technologically efficient?

b What additional information would you need to be able to say that switching to surgical robots is economically efficient for a hospital?

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