A Stingy Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)gives Its Customers Diagnosed with Cancer

A stingy health maintenance organization (HMO) gives its customers diagnosed with cancer a choice between surgery and radiation therapy, but not both.The brochure they send to their customers describes surgery as 80% successful, but says that 2 out of 10 patients who choose radiation will die.If customers were given a choice between surgery and radiation therapy, which of the following scenarios would most likely occur?

A) Surgery is more effective than radiation.More customers will choose surgery.
B) Surgery is less effective than radiation.More customers will choose surgery.
C) Surgery is less effective than radiation.More customers will choose radiation.
D) Surgery and radiation are equally effective.More customers will choose surgery.
E) Surgery and radiation are equally effective.Equal numbers will choose each treatment.