There are only two drugs for preventing a cardiovascular event in a patient with multiple risk factors. Treatment with drug A has a cost of 1,000 monetary units (m.u.). Treatment with drug B has a cost of 2,000 m.u. The cost of treating a cardiovascular event is 10,000 m.u. The probability of drug A preventing a cardiovascular event is 0.7. The probability of drug B not preventing a cardiovascular event is 0.1. Which of the following statements is correct?

Select one:

a.The average expected cost of treating a patient with drug A is 1,429 m.u.

b.The average expected cost of treating a patient is higher with drug A than with drug B.

c.The average expected cost of treating a patient is higher with drug B than with drug A.

d.The average expected cost of treating a patient with drug B is 2,222 m.u.