Problem
I. Why is it important for the healthcare manager to be able to classify costs in a variety of ways?
II. What is the point of allocating costs? After allocation, how is the resulting information used?
III. Cost information can be assembled in a variety of ways for a variety of reasons. What are three ways cost information is assembled, and what is the reason for the assembly.
IV. How might differential cost analysis be used in the following nonroutine decisions: expanding an existing service, decreasing an existing service, starting a new service, and closing an existing service?
V. How was the ACA expected to change how providers look at costs?
VI. What are the similarities and differences between breakeven points per period and breakeven points per unit of service.