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Explain the relationship between a simple budget and a flexible budget.

Simple and easy to understand answers but detailed as well.

 

  • 6.1

Why are planning and budgeting so important to an organization’s success?

  • 6.2

Briefly describe the planning process. In your description, include summaries of strategic, operating, and financial plans.

  • 6.4

How are the revenue, expense, and operating budgets related?

  • 6.7

What is variance analysis?

  • 6.8

Explain the relationship between a simple budget and a flexible budget.

 

  • 7.1

What is the revenue cycle? Why is it important to healthcare organizations?

  • 7.2

What is a receivable? Explain how receivables are built over time.

  • 7.4

What is aging schedule? How is it used to monitor a firm’s accounts receivable?

  • 7.5

 

What is the goal of cash management?

Explain what actions would you take at the mid-year point if you were a fee-for-service hospital? In other words, where are the problem areas on which you would focus your attention, and who might provide ideas for “best practices” based on their performance

The subsequent two spreadsheets provide workload (expressed as relative weighted products (RWPs) for inpatient care), revenue, and expense data for Schumpert Medical Center covering their fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The data includes FY10 actual workload, revenues, and expenses; FY11 forecasted workload, revenues, and expenses; and FY11 year-to-date workload, revenues, and expenses. The Inpatient Product Lines worksheet provides further details on the types of services provided within each major service line. Using the available data, perform a variance analysis on Schumpert Medical Center and answer the following questions:
1. What was the hospital’s original profit forecast (assume away any issues with depreciation, taxes, etc.)? Halfway through the fiscal year, what is the hospital’s revised projection for FY11 profits?  
Answer:
2. Which inpatient service lines are overbudget? Which product lines are overbudget after accounting for workload increases?
Answer:
3. What actions would you take at the mid-year point if you were a fee-for-service hospital? In other words, where are the problem areas on which you would focus your attention, and who might provide ideas for “best practices” based on their performance?
Answer:
4. What actions would you take at the mid-year point if you were a capitated hospital? In this case, the revenue spreadsheet would be replaced with an overall budget of $50 million with which to operate (rather than being able to bill for each episode of patient care). Federal, state, county, and city hospitals normally operate under a capped budget. Additionally, many HMOs also operate under a fixed Per Member, Per Month (PMPM) capitated process.
Answer:

 

Revenues Worksheet, Mid-Year Review
Inpatient
Inpatient Product Line Price/RWP Forecasted RWPs
For FY11		 Projected IP Revenue
For FY11		 Actual RWPs
(FY11 YTD)		 Actual IP Revenue
(FY11 YTD)
CIRC  $      6,010.65 724  $                 4,351,711 421  $                2,530,676
DIGEST  $      6,021.65 1,161  $                 6,988,125 636  $                3,830,402
ENT  $      6,001.65 130  $                    780,215 72  $                  433,948
GYN  $      6,013.65 219  $                 1,313,983 116  $                  697,128
MENTAL HEALTH  $         502.99 1,351  $                    679,539 736  $                  369,949
NERVOUS  $      6,103.65 228  $                 1,391,632 112  $                  682,744
NEWBORN  $      7,014.71 733  $                 5,141,782 433  $                3,033,900
OB  $      5,713.65 1,501  $                 8,576,189 868  $                4,960,622
ORTHO  $      6,084.18 631  $                 3,839,118 274  $                1,664,658
OTHER  $      6,018.14 2,152  $               12,951,037 800  $                4,813,961
RESP  $      6,118.73 677  $                 4,142,380 197  $                1,202,960
Total Inpatient Earnings 9,506  $               50,155,710 4,664  $              24,220,949

 

Expenses Worksheet, Mid-Year Review
Inpatient
Inpatient Product Line Budget/RWP
(FY10)		  Actual RWPs
(FY10)		 IP Expenses
(FY10)		 Forecasted RWPs
(FY11)		 FY11 Budget
(FY10+6% Inflation)		 Actual RWPs
(FY11 YTD)		 Actual IP Expenses
(FY11 YTD)
CIRC  $   5,475.81 690  $    3,778,309 724  $              4,202,356 421  $                2,472,822
DIGEST  $   5,476.81 1,105  $    6,051,875 1,161  $              6,737,188 636  $                4,356,173
ENT  $   5,477.81 124  $       679,248 130  $                 754,842 72  $                  462,822
GYN  $   5,478.81 208  $    1,139,592 219  $              1,268,947 116  $                  777,322
MENTAL HEALTH  $      498.78 1,287  $       641,930 1,351  $                 714,283 736  $                  400,730
NERVOUS  $   5,478.81 217  $    1,188,902 228  $              1,324,119 112  $                  675,173
NEWBORN  $   5,478.81 698  $    3,824,209 733  $              4,256,926 433  $                2,971,020
OB  $   5,478.81 1,430  $    7,834,698 1,501  $              8,717,115 868  $                5,472,892
ORTHO  $   5,478.81 601  $    3,292,765 631  $              3,664,557 274  $                1,771,063
OTHER  $   5,478.81 2,050  $   11,231,561 2,152  $             12,497,823 800  $                4,662,277
RESP  $   5,478.81 645  $    3,533,832 677  $              3,931,704 197  $                1,233,771
Total Inpatient Expenses  $   43,196,922 9,506  $             48,069,860 4,664  $              25,256,062

 

 
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Briefly describe the planning process. In your description, include summaries of strategic, operating, and financial plans.

 

Simple and easy to understand answers but detailed as well.

 

  • 6.1

Why are planning and budgeting so important to an organization’s success?

  • 6.2

Briefly describe the planning process. In your description, include summaries of strategic, operating, and financial plans.

  • 6.4

How are the revenue, expense, and operating budgets related?

  • 6.7

What is variance analysis?

  • 6.8

Explain the relationship between a simple budget and a flexible budget.

 

  • 7.1

What is the revenue cycle? Why is it important to healthcare organizations?

 

  •        7.2

What is a receivable? Explain how receivables are built over time.

7.4

What is aging schedule? How is it used to monitor a firm’s accounts receivable?

7.5 What is the goal of cash management?

Explain and implement certain requirements involving HTML demonstrate some JavaScript’

Description: You are to implement certain requirements involving HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Each requirement (10 in all) corresponds to 10 points each for a total of 100 points. There are often multiple ways to satisfy a requirement so feel free to be creative! A large part of this exercise, and others to follow, is to get you to research new aspects of HTML by yourselves (please channel your inner Googler), beyond what is present in just the slides. We will leverage Bootstrap styling for this Project, but feel free to customize the elements to your liking – this is your Project! Overview: You are going to implement your own home page for your Midterm Project. This is a chance to showcase everything that you know and have done! To be submitted: all source files – HTML/CSS/JS (including images) or a zip archive with all of them. Requirements: First and foremost, the title of the page should be ‘CSE 1340 – Midterm Project, by yourname’ where ‘yourname’ is a placeholder for your full name. For example, in my case it would be: ‘CSE 1340 – Midterm Project, by Vidroha Debroy’. Second, you must link to the publicly available (on the web) Bootstrap css file. Third, you are more than welcome to style your page beyond what is provided by Bootstrap – however, this must be done via stylesheet(s) which must be submitted – no styling via the HTML page! The project-specific requirements are as follows: 1. Start your page with a Jumbotron. Customize it with any text and/or look and feel that you feel is appropriate to your homepage. 2. Add a grid with 2 columns – the ratio of the width of the first column to the second column should be 1:3. Hint – you don’t have to use Bootstrap for the width ratio but it is super easy if you do! 3. In the first column created per Requirement 2, place a picture of yourself (i.e., use the img tag) – you must also submit this image as part of the project. Make the image rounded (circular) via the appropriate Bootstrap class. 4. In the second column created per Requirement 2, place some text that tells the viewer something about yourself – this can be anything you want. Pick a font, size, color and apply it to this text via an external stylesheet (which you must submit). 5. Create a section for your contact info – put whatever you want in here and place this section wherever you want in your page. One minimum requirement is that there must be a link to email you. 6. Add a heading with the text ‘Relevant Coursework’. Below this create a Table with 2 columns – in the first column you will list a course and in the second column you will list the semester when you took the course. There must be at least 4 rows, i.e., list at least 4 courses. The Table must be styled via Bootstrap (you can pick the look/feel). 7. Add a heading that says – ‘Let me demonstrate some JavaScript’. Add 2 inputs below with placeholder text – ‘Number 1’ for the first input and ‘Number 2’ for the second input. 8. Write a JavaScript function in an external JavaScript file (which must be submitted) that will add the 2 numbers (entered in the inputs) and present the result in a JavaScript alert. 9. Create a Bootstrap button (with some visual color) that when clicked will call the function created per Requirement 8. 10. Finally, add a heading that says ‘Let me show you the JavaScript code powering this’ and below that show your actual JavaScript code within a code tag – you can apply additional styles via CSS if you like. That’s it you’re done!

Describe Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater.

 

Instructions: You will need to write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following question:

  • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected?

Part I: Using the time progression of industrialization and human development, fill in the data table below to help you write up your lab report.

 

Time Period Impact to Forest Groundwater Levels Saltwater Intrusion Farming Industrial development Population
1800s            
1900s            
2000s            

 

 

 

Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections:

  • Purpose
    • State the purpose of the lab.
  • Introduction
    • This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style.
  • Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome
    • A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab procedures.
  • Methods
    • Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome section.
  • Results/Outcome
    • Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure.
  • Discussion/Analysis
    • In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results.  Also discuss the results and what you learned from this lab.
    • Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you learned.

Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section.

Give your paper a title and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment.

 

Discuss a constant steady.

Ann and Carol are driving their cars along the same straight road. Carol is located at x=2.4mi at t=0 hours and drives at a steady 36mph. Ann, who is traveling in the same direction, is located at x=0.0mi at t=0.50 hours and drives at a steady 50 mph.

At what time does Ann overtake Carol?

What is their position at this instant?

Discuss what actions did the Hubble Space Telescope development team employ to preclude the problem from happening .

Please review the Case Study introduction presented below…and provide a one to two page input on your thoughts relative this event.   Please submit your input as a word document format (.doc).  Please remember to cite the sources for your research.

 

Case Study – “Hubble Trouble”:

Some years ago work began on the development of the Hubble Space Telescope….which was placed into low earth orbit in 1990.

The capability provided by the Hubble Space Telescope is a historic prescedent for mankind…..vis a vis the advanced imaging of the cosmos…..from a vantage point in space….free from image distortion caused by the earth’s atmosphere.

Considerable care and planning was associated with the development of this complex space based instrument.

Unfortunately, the Hubble Space Telescope experienced several delays and cost over-runs.

The deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope was further delayed due to the un-related loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Once the Hubble Space Telescope was ultimately deployed it was discovered that the telescope suffered from a significant optics error in the development of it’s primary reflecting mirror.

Fortunately, a team was able to develop a solution to address this error….at considerable additional expense….and opportunity loss (vis a vis…the re-allocation of space shuttle missions to implement the solution….).

 

Questions:

What went wrong in the development of the Hubble Space Telescope ?

What was the impact / consequences associated with this error ?

What actions did the Hubble Space Telescope development team employ to preclude the problem from happening ?

Why weren’t the actions that the team employed sufficient to prevent this embarassing problem from occuring ?

Compare and contrast two vertical market companies and their strategic plans and determine their differences in terms of product offerings

Compare and contrast two vertical market companies and their strategic plans and determine their differences in terms of product offerings, sales processes, target markets, management style, customer service techniques, Web site or online offerings etc.

Please select from one of the following examples of vertical market companies:

  • Sony and Toshiba
  • Nordstrom vs. Macy’s
  • Sears vs. JC Penney
  • Dell vs. Acer
  • Sams Club, vs. Costco
  • Staples vs. Office Depot
  • Zappos vs. 6pm.com
  • KiitchenAid vs. Subzero
  • Ford vs. Toyota
Submission Requirements:

Submit a Microsoft Word document of the following specifications:

 

  • Font: Arial, Size 12, double space
  • Length: 3–4 pages Citation Style: APA
Answer

What are the main social and historical events and experiences relevant to understanding Constable’s landscapes?

What other ways of interpreting Constable does Bermingham mention, and how is her approach different from them?

 

  1. What are the main social and historical events and experiences relevant to understanding Constable’s landscapes?

 

  1. What does Constable learn from the practice of picturesque landscape and how does he depart from it?

 

  1. What are the “six footers” and what is their significance for Constable?