Budgets are a basic management tool used to tie its planning activities to its operating activities. Budgets
Question:
Budgets are a basic management tool used to tie its planning activities to its operating activities. Budgets are important for communicating goals and expectations throughout the organization.
In this assignment, you will prepare static and flexible budgets. You will also perform variance analysis to identify budget to actual differences, and the causes of those variances.
Provided in the table below is information for Apple Hospital's Inpatient Unit #4 for the month of May. The information provided includes whether the costs are fixed (F) or variable (V). Use this information to:
a) Prepare a flexible budget for Unit #4 for the month of May
b) Calculate the cost variance for each expense and in total
c) Calculate the volume variance for each expense and in total
d) Calculate the management variance for each expense and in total
Introduction To Health Care Management
ISBN: 9781284081015
3rd Edition
Authors: Sharon B. Buchbinder, Nancy H. Shanks