1. A physician is considering opening a home health agency to serve her patients and others in the community. She read the home health industry in 2015 is expected to earn $5.3 billion on $73 billion in revenues (IBIS World). Create a scratch budget for the physician based on the assumptions below. How is the agency expected to perform relative to the industry?
Total visits: 12,000
Reimbursement per visit: $75
Management and support salaries: $120,000 (1 office manager and 1 clerical support)
Staff productivity: 2,000 patients per year (8 patients/day * 5 days/week * 50 weeks/year)
Staff wage: $30 per hour for 2,080 hours per year
FICA: 7.65% of total salary
Health insurance: $500 per month per employee
Retirement: 5% of total salary
Supplies: $7.50 per visit
Travel: 10 miles per visit @ 50¢per mile
Rent: $2,000 per month
Insurance: $1,000 per month
Utilities: $24,500
Other: 2% of non-salary and fringe benefit expenses
Total Revenue: $_________
Management & clerical salaries: $_________
Staff salaries: __________
FICA: __________
Health insurance: __________
Retirement: __________
Supplies: __________
Travel: __________
Rent: __________
Insurance: __________
Utilities: __________
Miscellaneous expense: __________
Total Expense: $_________
Profit: $_________
Margin: __________
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