| CHAPTER 6 HOMEWORK - DEPARTMENTAL COSTING AND COST ALLOCATION |
| Homework 2.3, Chapter 6 |
| St. Benedict Hospital has three primary revenue producing departments (Inpatient, Outpatient, Clinic) with the following revenue and cost projections. In order to better determine the departments’ overall true cost and profit margin, management wants to allocate service department costs as overhead allocations to these departments. |
| PROJECTED REVENUES AND COSTS PER DEPARTMENT |
| Revenues |
| Inpatient Services | $ 19,250,000 |
| Outpatient Services | 28,500,000 |
| Clinic Services | 11,500,000 |
| Total revenues | $ 59,250,000 |
| Direct Costs |
| Inpatient Services | $ 11,250,000 |
| Outpatient Services | 14,250,000 |
| Clinic Services | 4,500,000 |
| Total costs | $ 30,000,000 |
| Service Department Costs |
| Financial Services | $ 5,000,000 |
| Facilities | 9,500,000 |
| Housekeeping | 3,000,000 |
| Administration | 4,500,000 |
| Total overhead costs | $ 22,000,000 |
| Total Costs | $ 52,000,000 |
| Projected Profit | $ 7,250,000 |
| Management considered various cost drivers and made the determiniation to use the following as the most relevant for each service department: |
| Department | Cost Driver |
| Financial Services | Patient revenue |
| Facilities | Square feet |
| Housekeeping | Housekeeping hrs |
| Administration | Salary dollars |
| Utlization information for allocations: |
| Cost Driver | Inpatient | Outpatient | Clinic | Total Utilization |
| Square Feet | 285,000 | 225,000 | 75,000 | 585,000 |
| Housekeeping Hours | 85,000 | 60,000 | 25,000 | 170,000 |
| Salary Dollars | $6,500,000 | $9,000,000 | $2,500,000 | $18,000,000 |
| Based upon this information, complete the following, filling in each highlighted cell. Be sure to use formulas to show your work. |
| Use Exhibit 6.6 as a guideto complete this table and calculate the allocation rates for each service department cost. |
| Department | Cost Pool Amount | Cost Driver | Total Utilization | Allocation Rate |
| Financial Services |
| Facilities |
| Housekeeping |
| Administration |
| Use Exhibit 6.7 as a guide to complete the indirect cost allocations to each patient service area. |
| Indirect Cost Allocations | Inpatient | Outpatient | Clinic | Total |
| Financial Services |
| Facilities |
| Housekeeping |
| General Administration |
| Total Indirect Costs |
| Using Exhibit 6.8 as a guide, complete the P&L projections below for each patient service area. |
| P&L | Inpatient | Outpatient | Clinic | Total |
| Revenue |
| Direct Costs |
| Indirect Costs |
| Total Costs |
| Profit using only Direct Costs |
| Profit margin % using Direct Costs only |
| Profit using Total Costs |
| Profit margin % using Total Costs |