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Surgery Center is an outpatient surgical clinic that was profitable for many yea

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Question

Surgery Center is an outpatient surgical clinic that was profitable for many years, but Medicare has cut its reimbursements by as much as 40%. As a result, the clinic wants to better understand its costs. It decides to prepare an activity-based cost analysis, including an estimate of the average cost of both general surgery and orthopedic surgery. The clinic's three activity cost pools and their cost drivers follow Activity Cost Pool Cost Cost Driver Professional salaries Patient services and supplies Building cost iver Quantity $1,008,000 Professional hours 16,280 Number of patiente 80,400 Square feet 8,400 440 1,340 The two main surgical units and their related data follow Hours Square Feet*Patient 1,700 6,700 Service General surgery Orthopedic surgery 520 820 320 120 Orthopedic surgery requires more space for patients, supplies, and equipment Required: 1. & 2. Compute the cost per cost driver for each of the three activity cost pools. Use the'results to llocate costs to both the general surgery and the orthopedic surgery units. Compute total cost and average cost per patient for both the general surgery and the orthopedic surgery units. Prex 5ofs l Next

Explanation / Answer

1-

overhead

total professional hours

cost per professional hour = total professional fees/total professional hours

cost per professional hour = total professional fees/total professional hours

professional salaries per hours

1008000

8400

1008000/8400

120

overhead

total no of patients

cost per patient = overhead/no pf patients

cost per patient = overhead/no pf patients

patient service and supplies per patient

16280

440

16280/440

37

Overhead

total square feet

cost per square feet = overhead/total square feet

cost per square feet = overhead/total square feet

building cost per square feet

80400

1340

80400/1340

60

2-

general surgery

no of professional hours

cost of professional salary per hour

total professional salary =1700*120

professional salaries

1700

120

204000

patient service and supplies = no of patient assigned*cost per patient

520

37

19240

building cost = area in square feet* cost per square feet

1340

60

80400

total overheads assigned to general surgery

303640

average cost per patient for general surgery

total overhead cost for general surgery/no of patients

303640/320

948.88

orthopedic surgery

no of professional hours

cost of professional salary per hour

total professional salary =1700*120

professional salaries

6700

120

804000

patient service and supplies = no of patient assigned*cost per patient

820

37

30340

building cost = area in square feet* cost per square feet

120

60

7200

total overheads assigned to orthopedic surgery

841540

average cost per patient for orthopedic surgery

total overhead cost for orthopedic surgery/no of patients

841540/120

7012.83

1-

overhead

total professional hours

cost per professional hour = total professional fees/total professional hours

cost per professional hour = total professional fees/total professional hours

professional salaries per hours

1008000

8400

1008000/8400

120

overhead

total no of patients

cost per patient = overhead/no pf patients

cost per patient = overhead/no pf patients

patient service and supplies per patient

16280

440

16280/440

37

Overhead

total square feet

cost per square feet = overhead/total square feet

cost per square feet = overhead/total square feet

building cost per square feet

80400

1340

80400/1340

60

2-

general surgery

no of professional hours

cost of professional salary per hour

total professional salary =1700*120

professional salaries

1700

120

204000

patient service and supplies = no of patient assigned*cost per patient

520

37

19240

building cost = area in square feet* cost per square feet

1340

60

80400

total overheads assigned to general surgery

303640

average cost per patient for general surgery

total overhead cost for general surgery/no of patients

303640/320

948.88

orthopedic surgery

no of professional hours

cost of professional salary per hour

total professional salary =1700*120

professional salaries

6700

120

804000

patient service and supplies = no of patient assigned*cost per patient

820

37

30340

building cost = area in square feet* cost per square feet

120

60

7200

total overheads assigned to orthopedic surgery

841540

average cost per patient for orthopedic surgery

total overhead cost for orthopedic surgery/no of patients

841540/120

7012.83