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(Use whole dollars and cents!) Assume that managers of IDC Hospital are setting

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(Use whole dollars and cents!)

Assume that managers of IDC Hospital are setting the price on a new outpatient service.

Here are relevant data estimates:

Variable cost per visit $28.50

Annual Direct Fixed Costs $850,000

Annual Overhead Allocation $225,000

Expected Annual Utilization 76,000 visits

A. 1. What per visit price must be set for the service to breakeven? 2.To earn an annual profit of $75,000?

B. Repeat Part a, but assume that the variable cost per visit is $30.

C. Return to the original data given in the problem. Again repeat Part a, but assume that direct fixed costs are $750,000.

D. Repeat Part a assuming both a $30 variable cost and $750,000 in direct fixed costs.

Explanation / Answer

Variable cost per visit = 28.50

Annual Direct Fixed Costs = 850,000

Annual Overhead Allocation = 225,000

Expected Annual Utilization = 76,000 visits

Total fixed costs =  850,000 + 225,000 = 1,075,000

A. 1. Breakeven is a situation where there would be no profit and no loss.

Revenues - Variable costs - Fixed costs = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) - (28.5 * 76,000 visits) - 1,075,000 = 0  

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,166,000 - 1,075,000 = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,241,000

Price to breakeven = 42.64 per visit

2. (Price * 76,000 visits) - (28.5 * 76,000 visits) - 1,075,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,166,000 - 1,075,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,316,000

Price to earn profit of 75,000 = 43.63 per visit

B.

1. Breakeven is a situation where there would be no profit and no loss.

Revenues - Variable costs - Fixed costs = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) - (30 * 76,000 visits) - 1,075,000 = 0  

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,280,000 - 1,075,000 = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,355,000

Price to breakeven = 44.14 per visit

2. (Price * 76,000 visits) - (30 * 76,000 visits) - 1,075,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,280,000 - 1,075,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,430,000

Price to earn profit of 75,000 = 45.13 per visit

C. Annual Direct Fixed Costs = 750,000

Annual Overhead Allocation = 225,000

Total fixed costs = 750,000 + 225,000 = 975,000

1. Breakeven is a situation where there would be no profit and no loss.

Revenues - Variable costs - Fixed costs = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) - (28.5 * 76,000 visits) - 975,000 = 0  

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,166,000 - 975,000 = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,141,000

Price to breakeven = 41.32 per visit

2. (Price * 76,000 visits) - (28.5 * 76,000 visits) - 975,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,166,000 - 975,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,216,000

Price to earn profit of 75,000 = 42.31 per visit

D. Annual Direct Fixed Costs = 750,000

Annual Overhead Allocation = 225,000

Total fixed costs = 750,000 + 225,000 = 975,000

1. Breakeven is a situation where there would be no profit and no loss.

Revenues - Variable costs - Fixed costs = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) - (30 * 76,000 visits) - 975,000 = 0  

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,280,000 - 975,000 = 0

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,255,000

Price to breakeven = 42.82 per visit

2. (Price * 76,000 visits) - (30 * 76,000 visits) - 975,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) - 2,280,000 - 975,000 = 75,000

(Price * 76,000 visits) = 3,330,000

Price to earn profit of 75,000 = 44.81 per visit