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No one can predict the future, but accountants and financial managers must try and do exactly that!  By examining net revenue, costs, and cash flow, you can get a clearer picture of what to expect in your organization's (or one with which you are familiar) fiscal future. Using these metrics to look forward will enable you to more effectively plan budgets that accomplish organizational goals.

In this Assignment, you address three scenarios. One scenario focuses on net revenue, another revolves around fixed and variable costs, and the third presentsinformation on cash flow. You will use the information provided in the scenarios to answer questions and explore how net revenue, fixed and variable costs, and cash flow impact the ability of an organization to provide services. You will also consider the different categories of costs.  A Work template is provided as an example.  You will need to put create this template in Excel and add the necessary values and calculations.

Note: For those Assignments in this course that require you to perform calculations you must:

  • Create an Excel spreadsheet containing the information provided.  Template in Word is provided.
  • Show all your work.
  • Answer any questions included with the problems (as text in the Excel spreadsheet).

For those not comfortable with the use of Microsoft Excel, this week's Optional Resources suggest several tutorials.

To prepare:

  • Review the information in this week's Learning Resources (including the Media) dealing with net revenue, fixed and variable costs, and cash flow and how they are used in financial decision making.
  • Carefully examine the information in each of the three scenarios below and consider how calculations using this information can be used to answer the questions asked.

Net RevenueScenario

Yourclinic provides fourkinds of services:

Comprehensiveinitialmedical consultationispricedat $250

  • Establishedpatient limitedvisit is pricedat $75
  • Establishedpatient intermediatevisit is pricedat$125
  • Establishedpatient comprehensivevisit is pricedat $250

Question: The profile of your patients is such that the average collection rate is 75%. Assuming you have 100 visits of each type each month, what amount of new revenue will you generate in the next 12 months? 

Template for the Net Revenue Scenario

 

Ta

 

 

Annual Volume

Gross Revenue

 

 

 

 

Type of Service

Price Each

 

Comprehensive initial medical consultant

 

 

 

 
 
 

Established patient limited visit

 

 

 

 

Established patient intermediate visit

 

 

 

 

Established patient comprehensive visit

 

 

 

 

Total Gross Revenue

 

 

 

 

Average Collection Rate

 

 

 

 

Total Net Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed/VariableCostScenario

 

Youhaveperformedacost analysis of yourhealthserviceorganizationandhave determinedthefollowing: basedonthelatestthreeyears ofinformation, yourannual cost ofoperations is $1,600,000withannual volumeof 10,000procedures. Youhave determinedthat certainofyoursupplyitems arefixedinnature(thosemarkedwithan F) whileothers arevariable(markedwithaV).

 

 

 

 

Cost Items

 

 

 

F/V

Average Annual Amount

 

 

 

Cost Items

 

 

 

F/V

Average Annual Amount

Supplyitem1

F

$220,000

Supplyitem6

F

50,000

Supplyitem2

F

180,000

Supplyitem7

V

500,000

Supplyitem3

F

75,000

Supplyitem8

V

300,000

Supplyitem4

F

50,000

Supplyitem9

V

200,000

Supplyitem5

F

25,000

Total

 

1,600,000

 Question: Aninsurance company that is considering directing its 1,000units peryearof procedurebusinesstoyourorganizationhasapproachedyou. Yourboardhasmandatedthatyoumake$5of profitfromeachof theprocedures. You obviously want thehighestpossibleprice,butas youenterthenegotiations, what isthe lowest possiblepriceyouwouldbewillingtoacceptfromthispayer? 

Hint: Calculate the variable cost.

Template for the Fixed/Variable Cost Scenario

SupplyItem

Total

Variable

Fixed

SupplyItem1

 

 

 

SupplyItem2

 

 

 

SupplyItem3

 

 

 

SupplyItem4

 

 

 

SupplyItem5

 

 

 

SupplyItem6

 

 

 

SupplyItem7

 

 

 

SupplyItem8

 

 

 

SupplyItem9

 

 

 

                                 Total

 

 

 

AnnualVolume

 

 

 

VariableCost per Unit

 

 

ProfitTarget

 

 

Total

 

 

Cash Flow Scenario

Your new business venture will begin operationon July1,20X2. Youwill hirestaff effectiveJanuary1, 20X2withacost of $40,000per month. Youknowfromexperience that collectionslagbillingby3 months (inotherwords, onceyoubill foraservice, you must wait 90days forthepaymenttobereceived. Yourbusinessvolume is projectedto beasfollows:

Month

Volume

Billing

July, 20X2

1,000

$100,000

August

1,000

$100,000

September

1,000

$100,000

October

1,000

$100,000

November

1,000

$100,000

December

1,000

$100,000

January, 20X3

1,000

$100,000

February

1,000

$100,000

March

1,000

$100,000

April

1,000

$100,000

May

1,000

$100,000

June

1,000

$100,000

 

Question: If youhave$380,000of cashonhandJanuary1, 20X2,howmuchcashwill youhaveat theendof June20X3?ssumea100%collectionrate.

 

Template for the Cash Flow Scenario 

 

 

Month

Opening

Cash Balance

 

Monthly Expense

 

Monthly Billing

 

Monthly Collections

Ending Cash Balance

January20X2

$380,000

$40,000

 

 

$340,000

February

$340,000

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

 

July

 

 

 

 

 

August

 

 

 

 

 

September

 

 

 

 

 

October

 

 

 

 

 

November

 

 

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

 

 

January20X3

 

 

 

 

 

February

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 

 

 

April

 

 

 

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

 

 

 

 

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