A mammography center performs ten different procedures. The volume of each procedure during an eight - month period and the standard hours per procedure are shown in Table EX 7.1.
The target utilization rate for the center is 85 percent. Indirect support time is 0.20 hour per procedure, and total administrative hours by all staff average ten hours per day. The fringe benefits comprising vacation/holiday/sick compensation amount to 10 percent of required FTEs.
a. Calculate the standard hours per month.
b. Determine the indirect support hours per month.
c. Determine the variable hours per month.
d. Normalize the variable hours per month.
e. Determine the total required hours.
f. Determine the target FTE level. g. Determine the required FTEs with fringe benefits.