In an effort to create a healthcare safety net, the government requires employers to provide healthcare coverage to all employees. What impact will this increased coverage have on the supply of hospital beds in the short run?
a. It will decrease the supply
b. It will not affect the supply.
c. It will increase the supply.

Respuesta :

Answer: It will decrease the supply

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that in order to create a healthcare safety net, the government requires employers to provide healthcare coverage to all employees. Due to this, there will a rise in the number of hospital beds that will be required to cover for more people.

Since there is an increase in demand, there will be a reduction in supply in the short run as the increase in demand will be more than the supply of bed.