The department operating report suppy budget: This month: 15,706 BUDGET, 10,857 ACTUAL SPENT: Favorable variance of -4849 YTD 174,912 BUDGET , 109,106 ACTUAL SPENT Favorable variance of -65,806

discuss one or more strategies the nurse manager could use to impact each of these variances. 2. focus variance on current month and review year to date. identify questions that would need further investigation from examining both.

Both the MONTH and YTD were favorable (positive) variances. The amount spent was below the amount budgeted. please consider these facts when answering questions