Based on the information below, what rate must be set to generate the required $80,000 in profit in the preceding example? 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:

Payer	Volume %	Discount %
Blue Cross	20	4
Unity PPO	15	10
Kaiser	10	10
Self Pay	5	40
	50%