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FIXED COSTS VARIABLE COSTS INDIRECT COSTS DIRECT COSTS

FIXED COSTS
Expenses that remain the same for the budget period regardless of the activity level of the organization

VARIABLE COSTS
Expenses that depend on and change in direct proportion to patient volume and acuity

DIRECT COSTS
Expenses that directly affect the patient

INDIRECT COSTS Necessary expenditures that do not affect patient directly

The area within an organization for which costs are accumulated


PROFIT CENTER Generates revenues and manage costs so that the department shows a profit REVENUE CENTER area within an organization that generates revenue

TYPES: OPERATING BUDGET CAPITAL BUDGET EXPENSE BUDGET APPROACHES: INCREMENTALBUDGET ZERO BASED BUDGET

This approach assumes the base for projecting next years budget is zero.

Approach to resource allocation that simply adds an additional percentage or amount onto the prior years budget.

Operating Budgets based on the daily operations of a business. Capital Budgets plan for acquisition of long term investments. Expense Budgets - i.e. Manpower Budget

- MANPOWER BUDGET
1. Know the average daily census and occupancy rate 2. Determine the hours of placement time per individual 3. Then determine the FTE requirement

present value of cash inflows is at least equal to the present value of the cash outflows.

PLANNING:
THINK AHEAD ESTABLISH GOALS COMMUNICATE GOALS FORECAST THE FUTURE COORDINATE PLAN ANTICIPATE CHANGES EXAMINE ALTERNATIVES

CONTROLLING:
KEEP ACTUAL RESULTS CLOSE TO THE PLAN MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES EVALUATE PERFORMANCE OF STAFFS AND UNITS ALERT ORGANIZATION TO MAJOR VARIANCES TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE PLANNING

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JIMUEL AURELIO AND MARY ANN GARCIA

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