When Estimating the Cost of the Maintenance Department in a Hospital

question 76

Multiple Choice

When estimating the cost of the maintenance department in a hospital for a month,what cost driver should be used?

• A) number of patients per month
• B) number of nurses working per month
• C) number of operations per month
• D) number of patients per month times the length of stay per patient

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Definitions:

Photosynthesis

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Epilimnion

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Hypolimnion

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