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Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

Unit 8 Assignment: Capital Budgeting Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:

 Describe the role of financial analysis in health care financial decisions

 Discuss the key elements in break even analysis

 Explain how opportunity relates to cost principles

Course outcome addressed in this Assignment: HS440-4: Utilize financial analysis to inform management decisions. Instructions In unit 9 you will be submitting a recommendation on whether or not a new MRI machine is feasible. You will include both a detailed report that highlights some of the keys benefits and a cash flow analysis for the MRI machine. Part II of this assignment requires that you create a detailed recommendation, using the cash flow you created as a reference, of whether or not the facility should or should not buy a MRI.

To present your analysis, the physician’s network has asked you to prepare a report. This report will be in two parts. The first section will be a written report (in essay format) that includes an introduction of what will be included in the report, a detailed summary of the cash flow analysis, and a determination by you as to whether you recommend that the new MRI services to be a sound financial decision. For the report to be effective, it should be no less than five pages total, including references.

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Unit 8 Assignment Grading Rubric = 100 points

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Assignment Requirements Points

possible

Points

earned by

student

Report Includes Introduction 25

Report includes detailed summary of the

cash flow analysis

25

Report includes a decision summary

(recommendation or declination) based off

of the cash flow analysis

25

Report includes a conclusion paragraph

summarizing the written portion

25

Total (Sum of all points)

Points deducted for spelling, grammar,

and/or APA errors. (See Writing

Deductions Rubric in Doc Sharing)

Adjusted total points