The following figure shows estimated medical costs versus what a user actually pays for three health insurance plans with different
deductibles. If a user's estimated medical costs are $100, what is the order of plans from cheapest to costliest regarding what the
user pays?
User pays ($)
5000
4000
3000
2750
2000
1900
1400
1000
500
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6000
1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Estimated medical costs ($)
(A) $2,000 deductible plan (cheapest), $1,000 deductible plan, $500 deductible plan
B $500 deductible plan (cheapest), $1,000 deductible plan, $2,000 deductible plan
C $1,000 deductible plan (cheapest), $2,000 deductible plan, $500 deductible plan
D $500 deductible plan (cheapest), $2,000 deductible plan, $1,000 deductible plan
$500 ded plan
$2000 ded plan
$1000 ded plan
