Western State University (WSU) is preparing its master budget for the upcoming academic year. Currently, 12,200 students are enrolled on campus; however, the admissions office is forecasting a 5 percent growth in the student body despite a tuition hike to $60 per credit hour. The following additional information has been gathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university officials: WSU is planning to award 160 tuition-free scholarships. The average class has 20 students, and the typical student takes 15 credit hours each semester. Each class is three credit hours. WSU's faculty members are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, and university and community service. Each faculty member teaches five classes during the academic year. Required: 1. Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year. 2. Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes. 3. Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action. 4. You have been requested by the university's administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: "The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver- without them we don't operate." Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year. Tuition revenue budget: Total student body 0 Tuition-paying students Total credit hours 0 Forecasted tuition revenue $ 0 Western State University (WSU) is preparing its master budget for the upcoming academic year. Currently, 12,200 students are enrolled on campus; however, the admissions office is forecasting a 5 percent growth in the student body despite a tuition hike to $60 per credit hour. The following additional information has been gathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university officials: WSU is planning to award 160 tuition-free scholarships. The average class has 20 students, and the typical student takes 15 credit hours each semester. Each class is three credit hours. WSU's faculty members are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, and university and community service. Each faculty member teaches five classes during the academic year. Required: 1. Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year 2. Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes. 3. Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action. 4. You have been requested by the university's administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver- without them we don't operate." Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes. Faculty needed Western State University (WSU) is preparing its master budget for the upcoming academic year. Currently, 12,200 students are enrolled on campus; however, the admissions office is forecasting a 5 percent growth in the student body despite a tuition hike to $60 per credit hour. The following additional information has been gathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university officials: WSU is planning to award 160 tuition-free scholarships. The average class has 20 students, and the typical student takes 15 credit hours each semester. Each class is three credit hours. WSU's faculty members are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, and university and community service. Each faculty member teaches five classes during the academic year. Required: 1. Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year. 2. Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes. 3. Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action. 4. You have been requested by the university's administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: "The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver- without them we don't operate." Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. (Select "Yes" if the statement is an action that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body, and "No" if it is not.) Hire part-time instructors Use graduate teaching assistants Increase the teaching load for each professor Reduce the number of courses offered. Increase class size and reduce the number of sections to be offered Have students take an Internet-based course offered by another university Shift courses to a summer session Western State University (WSU) is preparing its master budget for the upcoming academic year. Currently, 12,200 students are enrolled on campus; however, the admissions office is forecasting a 5 percent growth in the student body despite a tuition hike to $60 per credit hour. The following additional information has been gathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university officials: WSU is planning to award 160 tuition-free scholarships. The average class has 20 students, and the typical student takes 15 credit hours each semester. Each class is three credit hours. WSU's faculty members are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, and university and community service. Each faculty member teaches five classes during the academic year. Required: 1. Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year. 2. Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes. 3. Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action. 4. You have been requested by the university's administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: "The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver- without them we don't operate." Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Required 4 You have been requested by the university's administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: "The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver-without them we don't operate." Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets? Show less Yes No