Quesiton: 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.
a. Assume that performing a 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?