Analyze Valley Hospital$$s admissions time variance

Valley Hospital began using standards to evaluate its Admissions Department. The standard was broken into two types of admissions as follows:

Type of Admission Standard Time to Complete

Admission Record

Unscheduled $30$ min.

Scheduled $15$ min.

The unscheduled admission took longer because name, address, and insurance information needed to be determined and verified at the time of admission. Information was collected on scheduled admissions prior to admitting the patient, thus requiring less time in admissions.

The Admissions Department employs four full$-$time people for $40$ hours per week at $$15$ per hour. For the most recent week, the department handled $140$ unscheduled and $340$ scheduled admissions.

a$.$ How much was actually spent on labor for the week?

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b$.$ What are the standard hours for the actual volume of work for the week?

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hours

c$.$ Compute the direct labor time variance, and report how well the department performed for the week. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

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d$.$ Which of the following factors may cause an unfavorable direct labor time variance for the Admissions Department?