Formulate your answer based on the below information. The intensity of care delivered dropped from a budgeted case mix of 0.90 to an actual case mix of 0.85. What dollar effect did this have on actual costs?

You have been asked by management to explain the variances in costs under your inpatient capitated contract. The following data is provided. Use the following data to calculate the variances.

	Budget	Actual
Inpatient Costs	12,568,500	16,618,350
Members	42,000	42,000
Admission Rate	0.070	0.095
Case Mix Index	0.90	0.85
Cost Per Case(CMI=1.0)	4,750	4,900