MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

Activity-Based Budgeting St. Sophia's Hospital is preparing its budget for the coming year. It uses an activitybased approach for all costs except physician care. Its emergency room has three activity areas with cost drivers as follows: i. Receptionpaperwork of incoming patients. Cost driver is the number of forms completed. 2. Treatmentinitial diagnosis and treatment of patients. Cost driver is the number of diagnoses treated. 3. Cleaninggeneral cleaning plus preparing treatment facilities for next patient. Cost driver is the number of people visiting emergency room (patients plus person{s) accompanying them]. Budgeted Amount of Cost Driver Activiy Area Cost Driver Rates Outpatients Admitted Patients Reception $ 60 8,400 forms 6500 forms Treatment '|20 8.000 diagnoses 5,400 diagnoses Cleaning 21 7,400 people 3,400 people a. Prepare the total budgeted cost for each activity. Activity Cost Budget Reception Treatment Cleaning Outpatients $ $ $ Admitted Patients Total $ $ $