Financial & Managerial Accounting
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Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac
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Chapter 18, Problem 18.6APR
Product costing and decision analysis for a service company
Pleasant Slay Medical Inc. wishes to determine its product costs. Pleasant Stay offers a variety of medical procedures (operations) that are considered its “products.” The
| Activity | Budgeted Activity Cost | Activity Base |
| Scheduling and admitting | $ 432,000 | Number of patients |
| Housekeeping | 4,212,000 | Number of patient days |
| Nursing | 5,376,000 | Weighted care unit |
| Total costs | $10,020,000 |
Total “patient days” are determined by multiplying the number of patients by the average length of stay in the hospital. A weighted care unit (wcu) is a measure of nursing effort used to care for patients. There were 192,000 weighted care units estimated for the year. In addition, Pleasant Stay estimated 6,000 patients and 27,000 patient days for the year. (The average patient is expected to have a a little more than a four-day stay in the hospital.)
During a portion of the year, Pleasant Stay collected patient information for three selected procedures, as follows:
| Activity-Base Usage | |
| Procedure A | |
| Number of patients | 280 |
| Average length of stay | × 6 days |
| Patient days | 1,680 |
| Weighted care units | 1,200 |
| Procedure B | |
| Number of patients | 650 |
| Average length of stay | × 5 days |
| Patient days | 3,250 |
| Weighted care units | 6,000 |
| Procedure C | |
| Number of patients | 1,200 |
| Average length of stay | × 4 days |
| Patient days | 4,800 |
| Weighted care units | 24,000 |
Private insurance reimburses the hospital for these activities at a fixed daily rate of $406 per patient day for all three procedures.
Instructions
- 1. Determine the activity rates.
- 2. Determine the activity cost for each procedure.
- 3. Determine the excess or deficiency of reimbursements to activity cost.
- 4. Interpret your results.
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Product Costing and Decision Analysis for a Service Company
Pleasant Stay Medical Inc. wishes to determine its product costs. Pleasant Stay offers a variety of medical procedures (operations) that are considered its “products.” The overhead has been separated into three major activities. The annual estimated activity costs and activity bases follow:
Activity
Budgeted Activity Cost
Activity Base
Scheduling and admitting
$432,000
Number of patients
Housekeeping
4,212,000
Number of patient days
Nursing
5,376,000
Weighted care unit
Total costs
$10,020,000
Total “patient days” are determined by multiplying the number of patients by the average length of stay in the hospital. A weighted care unit (wcu) is a measure of nursing effort used to care for patients. There were 192,000 weighted care units estimated for the year. In addition, Pleasant Stay estimated 6,000 patients and 27,000 patient days for the year. (The…
Pleasant Stay Medical Inc. wishes to determine its product costs. Pleasant Stay offers a variety
of medical procedures (operations) that are considered its "products." The overhead has been
separated into three major activities. The annual estimated activity costs and activity bases follow:
Activity
Budgeted Activity Cost
Activity Base
$ 432,000
Scheduling and admitting
Housekeeping
Nursing
Number of patients
Number of patient days
Weighted care unit
4,212,000
5,376,000
$10,020,000
Total costs
Total “patient days" are determined by multiplying the number of patients by the average length
of stay in the hospital. A weighted care unit (wcu) is a measure of nursing effort used to care for
patients. There were 192,000 weighted care units estimated for the year. In addition, Pleasant Stay
estimated 6,000 patients and 27,000 patient days for the year. (The average patient is expected to
have a a little more than a four-day stay in the hospital.)
During a portion of the year, Pleasant Stay…
Pleasant Stay Medical Inc. wishes to determine its product costs. Pleasant Stay offers a variety of medical procedures (operations) that are considered its “products.” The overhead has been separated into three major activities. The annual estimated activity costs and activity bases follow:
Activity
Budgeted Activity Cost
Activity Base
Scheduling and admitting
$432,000
Number of patients
Housekeeping
4,212,000
Number of patient days
Nursing
5,376,000
Weighted care unit
Total costs
$10,020,000
Total “patient days” are determined by multiplying the number of patients by the average length of stay in the hospital. A weighted care unit (wcu) is a measure of nursing effort used to care for patients. There were 192,000 weighted care units estimated for the year. In addition, Pleasant Stay estimated 6,000 patients and 27,000 patient days for the year. (The average patient is expected to have a a little more than a…
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