Fallowing are the budgets of The Bronx Surgery Center for the most recent historical quarter (in thousands of dollars):                                                             Simple                         Flexible                       Actual Number of Surgery                             1,800                           1,300                           1,300 Patient Revenue                                  $3,400                         $2,200                         $3,535 Salary Expense                                   $1,900                         $1,100                         $1,165 Nonsalary Expense                             $800                            $650                            $585 Profit                                                   $800                            $650                            $585   The center assumes that all revenues and cost are variable and hence tied directly to patient volume. Explain how each amount in the flexible budget was calculated. (hint: examine the simple budget to determine the relationship of each budget line to volume.     Determines the variance for each line of the P&L statement, both in dollar terms and percentage terms.       What do the results in part b tell The Bronx Surgery Center’s managers about the center’s operations for quarter

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2 Fallowing are the budgets of The Bronx Surgery Center for the most recent historical quarter (in thousands of dollars):

                                                            Simple                         Flexible                       Actual

Number of Surgery                             1,800                           1,300                           1,300

Patient Revenue                                  $3,400                         $2,200                         $3,535

Salary Expense                                   $1,900                         $1,100                         $1,165

Nonsalary Expense                             $800                            $650                            $585

Profit                                                   $800                            $650                            $585

 

The center assumes that all revenues and cost are variable and hence tied directly to patient volume.

  1. Explain how each amount in the flexible budget was calculated. (hint: examine the simple budget to determine the relationship of each budget line to volume.

 

 

  1. Determines the variance for each line of the P&L statement, both in dollar terms and percentage terms.

 

 

 

  1. What do the results in part b tell The Bronx Surgery Center’s managers about the center’s operations for quarter?
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