by total resident days to get a cost per resident day for each month. Recognizing that MS tends to vary significantly among the residents, Grand Haven's accountant recommended that an ABC system be designed to calculate more accurately the cost of MS provided to residents. She decided that residents should be classified into four categories (A, B, C, D) based on the level of services received, with group A representing the lowest level of service and D representing the highest level of service. Two cost drivers being considered for measuring MS costs are number of assistance calls and number of assistant contacts. A contact is registered each time an assist

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Grand Haven is a senior living community that offers a full range of services including independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care. The assisted living division provides residential space, meals, and medical services (MS) to its residents. The current costing system adds the cost of all of these services (space, meals, and MS) and divides by total resident days to get a cost per resident day for each month. Recognizing that MS tends to vary significantly among the residents, Grand Haven's accountant recommended that an ABC system be designed to calculate more accurately the cost of MS provided to residents. She decided that residents should be classified into four categories (A, B, C, D) based on the level of services received, with group A representing the lowest level of service and D representing the highest level of service. Two cost drivers being considered for measuring MS costs are number of assistance calls and number of assistant contacts. A contact is registered each time an assistance professional provides medical services or aid to a resident. The accountant has gathered the following data for the most recent annual period:

Resident Classification

Annual Resident Days

Annual Assistance Hours Number of Assistance Contacts

A

8,760 15,000 60,000

B

6,570 20,000 52,000

C

4,380 22,500 52,000

D

2,190 32,500 52,000
  21,900 90,000 216,000

Other data:  
Total cost of medical services for the period $2,250,000
Total cost of meals and residential space $1,392,500

 

a. Determine the ABC cost of a resident day for each category of residents using assistance hours as the cost driver.

Round answer below to the nearest dollar.

Medical services cost per assistance hour $Answer

 
   

 

NOTE: Use your rounded answer above to compute answers below. Round final answers to the nearest dollar. 

  Per Day Costs
  Medical Services Meals and Residential Total
Class A Answer
 
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Class B Answer
 
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Class C Answer
 
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Class D Answer
 
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b. Determine the ABC cost of a resident day for each category of residents using assistance contacts as the cost driver.

Round answer below to the nearest dollar.

Medical services cost per assistance contacts $Answer

 
   

 

NOTE: Use your rounded answer above to compute answers below. Round final answers to the nearest dollar. 

  Per Day Costs
  Medical Services Meals and Residential Total
Class A Answer
 
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Class B Answer
 
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Class C Answer
 
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Class D Answer
 
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