9. Nitingday is a 200 bed hospital in Kisumu. The hospital charges Kshs. 11,000 per patient day. The variable cost per patient day is Kshs. 4,500. Fixed costs are Kshs. 10,000,000. The estimated number of patients per months is Kshs. 2500.
9. Nitingday is a 200 bed hospital in Kisumu. The hospital charges Kshs. 11,000 per patient day. The variable cost per patient day is Kshs. 4,500. Fixed costs are Kshs. 10,000,000. The estimated number of patients per months is Kshs. 2500.
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![9. Nitingday is a 200 bed hospital in Kisumu. The hospital charges Kshs. 11,000 per patient
day. The variable cost per patient day is Kshs. 4,500. Fixed costs are Kshs. 10,000,000.
The estimated number of patients per months is Kshs. 2500.
O. How much will the hospital need to charge per patient day to break even at this level of
activity?
A. Shs. 11,000
B. Shs. 11,136
C. Shs. 500
D. Shs. 650
How many patient days must this hospital average each month to earn a target profit of
Shs. 450,000 per month?
A 9500
B. 9508
C. 6079
D. 1608](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb6d7ce7f-074b-4189-b8e6-8717da71cd9e%2Fb196b645-29e7-4197-a734-23ec139c656e%2Fkiwkisl_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:9. Nitingday is a 200 bed hospital in Kisumu. The hospital charges Kshs. 11,000 per patient
day. The variable cost per patient day is Kshs. 4,500. Fixed costs are Kshs. 10,000,000.
The estimated number of patients per months is Kshs. 2500.
O. How much will the hospital need to charge per patient day to break even at this level of
activity?
A. Shs. 11,000
B. Shs. 11,136
C. Shs. 500
D. Shs. 650
How many patient days must this hospital average each month to earn a target profit of
Shs. 450,000 per month?
A 9500
B. 9508
C. 6079
D. 1608
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