$\backslash$table$[[$Activity$,$Activity Rate$],[$Room and meals,$$250$ per day$],[$Radiology$,$$$353$ per image$],[$Pharmacy$,$$$38$ per physician order$],[$Chemistry lab,$$109$ per test$],[$Operating room,$$800$ per operating room hour$]]$

The activity usage information associated with the two patients is as follows:

$\backslash$table$[[,$Abel Putin,Cheryl Umit$],[$Number of days,$5$ days,$10$ days$],[$Number of images,$2$ images,$8$ images$],[$Number of physician orders,$3$ orders,$5$ orders$],[$Number of tests,$5$ tests,$8$ tests$],[$Number of operating room hours,$3$ hours,$5\mathrm{.}5$ hours$]]$

a$.$ Determine the activity cost associated with each patient.

Abel Putin $

Cheryl Umit :

b$.$ Why is the total activity cost different for the two patients?

japparently had a different condition that required more extensive treatment. Thus, the activity cost to is more than the activity cost of the other patient.