Mr. Jenkins is the VP of Finance for XYZ Hospital in Newark. It is April, and the budgeting process for the coming fiscal year, abbreviated FY (the budget year), which runs from July 1 to June 30. He has given the following information to the department directors so that they can begin thinking about their upcoming budgets: a. Emergency department (ED) visits are expected to rise 3% from 52,440 to 54,013 visits in FY 2015. b. Inpatient days are expected to decrease by 2% from 440,000 to 431,200 days in FY2015. c. Ambulatory surgeries are expected to rise 4% from 38,000 to 39,520. What kind of budget has just been given to the department directors?

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