That ensures the hospital never treats more than .~o even if 2 > 2 °. For 2 < 2 °, the second best has all patients who want treatment actually treated. In that case, the value of Bx(x,2,C) does not matter as long as it is sufficient to ensure that the upper line in Eq. (12) is satisfied--a high price cannot induce the hospital to treat too many cases as it is supposed to treat all those who want treatment.