An Unfavorable Rate Variance Has Occurred in the Salary Budget

question 3

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?

• 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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Definitions:

Fixed-interval

Refers to a schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Fixed-ratio

A method of reinforcement where only after a certain number of responses are completed is a reward provided.

Operant Conditioning

A strategy in behavioral training where the intensity of actions is adjusted through the provision of rewards or the imposition of consequences.

Conditioned Reinforcement

A type of reinforcement where a stimulus gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.