Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 36

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .
A Hospital uses a job cost system for all surgery patients. In February, the pre-operating room (PRE-OP) and operating room (OR) had budgeted allocation bases of 1,000 nursing hours and 500 nursing hours, respectively, and budgeted nursing overhead charges were $28,000 and $22,000, respectively. The hospital ward rooms for surgery patients had budgeted overhead costs of $200,000 and 2,500 nursing hours for the month. PRE-OP, OR and the hospital ward have separate indirect cost pools. The hospital uses a budgeted overhead rate for applying overhead to patient stays.
For patient Jones, actual hours incurred were six and eight hours, respectively, in the PRE-OP and OR rooms. He was in the hospital for 5 days (120 hours) . Other costs related to Jones were:

-What was the total PRE-OP cost for patient Jones?

• A) $1,568
• B) $1,624
• C) $1,664
• D) $1,752

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Fertilization

The process by which male and female gametes combine to form a zygote, initiating embryonic development in sexually reproducing organisms.

Blastocoel

Fluid-filled cavity of a blastula.

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