2-27.Local Hospital (LH) has decided that it would like to send nurses to a local supermarket to provide a free health screening for interested supermarket customers. The screening will consist of measuring the individuals blood pressure and taking a drop of blood, which will immediately be tested for several critical indicators. The director of public relations at the hospital believes that 100 people will take advantage of the screening each day. The plan is to provide the screening every day

(Special Purpose Budget)
	Budget
	Revenue
	Supermarket Subsidy
	Total Revenue	$1,000
	Less Expenses
	Equipment rental
	Nurses $50 10 hours 7 days
	Test Costs 700 $1	700
	Total Expenses	$700
	Surplus/loss	$300
	No, it is not necessarily financially bad. This program may discover patients with hypertension or other medical problems who will become patients of the hospital, generating additional revenues. Also it provides the hospital with a way to advertise their services, generating future patient volume and revenue.