CAT 2007 | Question: 38

Question

Answer the following question based on the information given below

The table shows the comparative costs, in US Dollars, of major surgeries in USA and a select few Asian countries.

Procedure	Comparative Costs in USA and some Asian countries (in US Dollars)
	USA	India	Thailand	Singapore	Malaysia
Heart Bypass	130000	10000	11000	18500	9000
Heart Valve Replacement	160000	9000	10000	12500	9000
Angioplasty	57000	11000	13000	13000	11000
Hip Replacement	43000	9000	12000	12000	10000
Hysterectomy	20000	3000	4500	6000	3000
Knee Replacement	40000	8500	10000	13000	8000
Spinal Fusion	62000	5500	7000	9000	6000

The equivalent of one US Dollar in the total currencies is given below:

	1 US Dollar Equivalent
India	40.928	Rupees
Malaysia	3.51	Ringits
Thailand	32.89	Bahts
Singapore	1.53	Dollars

A consulting firm found that the quality of the health services were not the same in all the countries above. A poor quality surgery may have significant repercussions in future, resulting in more cost in correcting mistakes. The cost of poor quality surgery is given in the table below:

Procedure	Comparative Costs in USA and some Asian countries (in US Dollars)
	USA	India	Thailand	Singapore	Malaysia
Heart Bypass	0	3	3	2	4
Heart Valve Replacement	0	5	4	5	5
Angioplasty	0	5	5	4	6
Hip Replacement	0	7	5	5	8
Hysterectomy	0	5	6	5	4
Knee Replacement	0	9	6	4	4
Spinal Fusion	0	5	6	5	6

The rupee value increases to Rs. $35$ for a US Dollar, and all other things including quality, remain the same. What is the approximate difference in cost, in US Dollars, between Singapore and India for a Spinal Fusion, taking this change into account?

• A. $700$
• B. $2500$
• C. $4500$
• D. $8000$
• E. No difference