Question

Joyce has a health insurance plan at work with a $20 copay for doctor’s visits and a $10 copay for generic prescription drugs. during the most recent calendar year, she made five doctor visits and filled eight prescriptions. how much did she spend in total on copayments?

a. $80
b. $180
c. $260
d. $130

Answer 1

Joyce spent $100 on copays for doctor's visits and $80 on copays for generic prescription drugs, giving a total of $180 spent on copayments.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how much Joyce spent in total on copayments for her doctor's visits and prescriptions, we need to multiply the number of each type of visit by the respective copay amount and then sum the totals. Joyce had a $20 copay for each doctor's visit and a $10 copay for each generic prescription drug.

Joyce made five doctor visits and filled eight prescriptions. Therefore, the total spent on copayments for doctor's visits is 5 visits × $20/visit = $100. For the prescription drugs, she spent 8 prescriptions × $10/prescription = $80.

The final step is to add the two amounts:
$100 (doctor visits) + $80 (prescription drugs) = $180 total in copayments.