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(TCO 3) David Jones, the new administrator for a surgical clinic, was trying to determine how to allocate his indirect expenses. His staff was complaining that the current method of taking a percentage of revenues was unfair. He decided to try to allocate utilities based on square footage of each department, administration based on direct costs, and laboratory based on tests. Use the information in the chart below to answer the question.
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(TCO 3) Your hospital has been approached by a major HMO to perform all their MS-DRG 470 cases (major joint procedures). They have offered a flat price of $10,000 per case. You have reviewed your charges for MS-DRG 470 during the last year and found the following profile:
In the above data set, assume that the hospital’s cost to charge ratio is 0.80 for routine services and 0.75 for all other ancillary services. Using this information, what would the average cost of MS-DRG 470 be? |
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(TCO 4) Based on the below information, what dollar effect did the increased admission rate have on cost?
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(TCO 4)Based on the information below, assume that the only change in the original example data is that Blue Cross raises their discount to 20 percent. What price should be set?
You have been asked to establish a pricing structure for radiology on a per-procedure basis. Present budgetary data is presented below:
It is estimated that Medicare patients comprise 40 percent of total radiology volume and will pay on average $38.00 per procedure. Approximately 10 percent of the patients are cost payers. The remaining charge payers are summarized below:
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(TCO 4) What is the amount of variance that can be attributed to the difference between budgeted and actual volume?
Use the following data to calculate the variances. The following information has been prepared for a home health agency.
Budgeted costs at actual volume would be $25,344 ($21.12 × 1,200), and the total variance to be explained is $2,536 Unfavorable ($27,880 – $25,344). Make sure to calculate the Budgeted Fixed Cost per Unit first. Be sure to specify whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable. |
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(TCO 4) You have been asked to establish a pricing structure for radiology on a per-procedure basis. Present budgetary data is presented below:
Budgeted Procedures 10,000 Budgeted Cost$400,000 Desired Profit $80,000 It is estimated that Medicare patients comprise 40 percent of total radiology volume and will pay on average $38.00 per procedure. Approximately 10 percent of the patients are cost payers. The remaining charge payers are summarized below:
What rate must be set to generate the required $80,000 in profit in the preceding example? |
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