Assume that the budget anticipated is 4,000 patient days at an average of $600 revenue per day. Further assume that expenses where budgeted at $560 per patient day.

What would the budget look like?

Now assume that only 90% of the patient days are going to be achieved with an average revenue of $600 per day. Further assume the expenses will amount to $2,200,000.

What will the projection look like?

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Compare the actual to the budgeted amount and note if the variants is a profit or a loss for both revenue and expenses.

Projection Revenues patient days 90 revenue per day Expenses 2,200,000 Profits or loss Budget Revenues Patient days revenue per day Expenses patient days expense per day Profit or loss Projection Budget Variance Revenues Expenses Profit or loss projection revenues- budget revenues =projection expenses-budget expenses projection profit-budget profit