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Gummer Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital\'s static budg

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Question

Gummer Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital's static budget for February appears below:

   

9,000  

46,800  

96,300  

70,000  

150,000  

$246,300  

   Budgeted number of patient-visits

9,000  

   Budgeted variable overhead costs:       Supplies (@$5.50 per patient-visit) $49,500         Laundry (@$5.20 per patient-visit)

46,800  

   Total variable overhead cost

96,300  

   Budgeted fixed overhead costs:       Wages and salaries 80,000         Occupancy costs

70,000  

   Total fixed overhead cost

150,000  

   Total budgeted overhead cost

$246,300  

Explanation / Answer

The total overhead cost at an activity level of 11,200 patient-visits per month

= 11200 (5.20 + 5.5) + 150000 = $269840