Worden Hospital Bases Its Budgets on Patient-Visits

question 270

Multiple Choice

Worden Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital's static budget for February appears below:
-The total variable cost at the activity level of 4,400 patient-visits per month should be:

• A) $85,140
• B) $87,120
• C) $65,120
• D) $63,640

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