An Unfavorable Rate Variance Has Occurred in the Salary Budget

question 26

Multiple Choice

An unfavorable rate variance has occurred in the salary budget of a unit. When investigating this variance, the nurse manager should look for which situations? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

• A) Were any unexpected bonuses awarded?
• B) Did agency personnel hours exceed the number predicted in the budget?
• C) Were new employees hired at lower wages?
• D) Did the number of client days exceed the predicted budgeted amount?
• E) Were fewer nursing hours worked than were predicted?

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The state of a molecule that has lost electrons, often associated with a gain of oxygen or loss of hydrogen.

Reduced

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Oxidized

The process by which a substance loses electrons, often associated with the gain of oxygen or loss of hydrogen, in chemical reactions.

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