Assume that the hospital uses the direct method for cost allocation. Furthermore, the cost driver for general administration and financial services is patient services revenue, while the cost driver for facilities is space utilization. a. What are the appropriate allocation rates? b. Use an allocation table similar to Exhibit 6.7 to allocate the hospital's overhead costs to the patient services departments.

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Projected Revenues by Patient Services Department
Routine Care
Laboratory
Radiology
Assume that the hospital uses the direct method for cost allocation. Furthermore, the cost
driver for general administration and financial services is patient services revenue, while the
cost driver for facilities is space utilization.
a. What are the appropriate allocation rates?
b. Use an allocation table similar to Exhibit 6.7 to allocate the hospital's overhead costs to the
patient services departments.
Total revenues
Projected Costs for All Departments
Patient Services Departments (Direct Costs):
Routine Care
Laboratory
Radiology
Total costs
Support Services Departments (Overhead Costs):
Financial Services
Facilities
Housekeeping
General Administration
Human Resources
Total overhead costs
Total costs of both patient and support services
Projected profit
EXHIBIT 6.7
Kensington Hospital: Final Allocations
Support Department
(allocation rate)
Financial Services ($0.05556)
Facilities
Housekeeping
Administration
Personnel
Direct costs
Total indirect costs
Total costs
Routine Care
($12.64) X
x $16,000,000 =
199,800 =
76,000 -
5.709,000 -
($17.58) X
($0.432) X
($0.250) X 5,709,000 =
$ 888,960 x
2,525,472 X
1,336,080
2,466,288 X
1,427,250
$ 8,644,050
$ 5,500,000
$14.144.050
$16,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
$27,000,000
$5.500,000
3,300,000
2,800,000
$11,600,000
$1,500,000
3,800,000
1,600,000
4,400,000
2,550,000
$13,850,000
$25,450,000
$1,550,000
Patient Services Department
Laboratory
$5,000,000 =
39,600 =
6,000 -
2,035,000 -
2,035,000 =
277,800
500,544
105.480
879,120
508,750
$2,271,694
$ 3,300,000
$
$5.571,694
Total indirect costs = $8,644,050 + $2,271,694 + $2,928,546 = $13,844,290.
Total costs - $14,144.050 + $5.571,694 + $5,728,546-$25.444.290.
Note: Because of rounding in the allocation process, the totals here differ slightly from the values contained in Exhibit 6.3.
Radiology
x $6,000,000 =
61,200 =
X
9,000 -
2,439,000 -
2,439,000 =
$
333.360
773,568
158,220
1,053,648
609,750
$ 2,928,546
$ 2,800,000
$ 5.728,546
Transcribed Image Text:Projected Revenues by Patient Services Department Routine Care Laboratory Radiology Assume that the hospital uses the direct method for cost allocation. Furthermore, the cost driver for general administration and financial services is patient services revenue, while the cost driver for facilities is space utilization. a. What are the appropriate allocation rates? b. Use an allocation table similar to Exhibit 6.7 to allocate the hospital's overhead costs to the patient services departments. Total revenues Projected Costs for All Departments Patient Services Departments (Direct Costs): Routine Care Laboratory Radiology Total costs Support Services Departments (Overhead Costs): Financial Services Facilities Housekeeping General Administration Human Resources Total overhead costs Total costs of both patient and support services Projected profit EXHIBIT 6.7 Kensington Hospital: Final Allocations Support Department (allocation rate) Financial Services ($0.05556) Facilities Housekeeping Administration Personnel Direct costs Total indirect costs Total costs Routine Care ($12.64) X x $16,000,000 = 199,800 = 76,000 - 5.709,000 - ($17.58) X ($0.432) X ($0.250) X 5,709,000 = $ 888,960 x 2,525,472 X 1,336,080 2,466,288 X 1,427,250 $ 8,644,050 $ 5,500,000 $14.144.050 $16,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 $27,000,000 $5.500,000 3,300,000 2,800,000 $11,600,000 $1,500,000 3,800,000 1,600,000 4,400,000 2,550,000 $13,850,000 $25,450,000 $1,550,000 Patient Services Department Laboratory $5,000,000 = 39,600 = 6,000 - 2,035,000 - 2,035,000 = 277,800 500,544 105.480 879,120 508,750 $2,271,694 $ 3,300,000 $ $5.571,694 Total indirect costs = $8,644,050 + $2,271,694 + $2,928,546 = $13,844,290. Total costs - $14,144.050 + $5.571,694 + $5,728,546-$25.444.290. Note: Because of rounding in the allocation process, the totals here differ slightly from the values contained in Exhibit 6.3. Radiology x $6,000,000 = 61,200 = X 9,000 - 2,439,000 - 2,439,000 = $ 333.360 773,568 158,220 1,053,648 609,750 $ 2,928,546 $ 2,800,000 $ 5.728,546
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