The Saint Lucia Sload Sank. a prtvate charity party supported by government grants. is 'ocated on tine Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. The blood bank has just Inished its operations for September. which was a very busy month due to powerfu' hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely Oypassed Saint Lucia. but residents of Saint Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence. blood bank collected and processed over more blood than had been originally planned for the month. A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears bee'. Continued support from the government depends on the blood bank's ability to demonstrate control over its costs. Saint Bank Cost Control Report the Month Ended Plan ning Budget Sle,sse Liters cf bLo Medical s ppl Las tests collected depreciation Total ex#n le,S12 S, 187 a, ISS 1, 6Se 12 S, gS2 1, 6Se 12 186 sg,gss 1,812 u SSS u sssu The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report. claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additiona' costs had been fulty covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other The government official who prepared the repor countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the b'ood bank to the gcwernment. he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget. The following cost formulas were used to construct the planning budget: Fm Ias Medical supplies Lab tests depreciation Administ ration SIB. egg n 2. aeg sg,8gg 31, ssg S82S