Question - Cowsey County Hospital uses a job-costing system for all patients who have surgery. In March, the pre-operating room (PRE-OP) and operating room (OR) had budgeted allocation bases of 4,000 nursing hours and 2,000 nursing hours, respectively. The budgeted nursing overhead charges for each department for the month were $168,000 and $132,000, respectively. The hospital floor for surgery patients had budgeted overhead costs of $1,200,000 and 15,000 nursing hours for the month. For patient Fred Adams, actual hours incurred were eight and four hours, respectively, in the PRE-OP and OR rooms. He was in the hospital for 4 days (96 hours). Other costs related to Adams were:
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PRE-OP Costs
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OR Costs
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In-room Costs
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Patient medicinal
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$200
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$500
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$2,400
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Direct nursing time
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$1,000
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$2,000
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$3,000
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The hospital uses a budgeted overhead rate for applying overhead to patient stays.
Required: What is the total cost of the stay of patient Fred Adams?