The following data relates to the student numbers (Table 1) and financial data (Table 2) of four universities.
|
factors
|
|
H
|
L
|
s
|
T
|
|
1.00
|
Full-time
|
2,437
|
4,517
|
3,908
|
3,961
|
|
0.90
|
Sandwich
|
2,216
|
1,306
|
3,975
|
3,731
|
|
0.40
|
Part-time
(day and evening)
|
951
|
1,385
|
1,412
|
1,050
|
|
0.20
|
Evening only
|
16
|
403
|
141
|
147
|
|
|
|
5,620
|
7,611
|
9,436
|
8,889
|
Table 1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) student numbers Conversion
H = Halifax University; L = Leek University; S = Southsea University; T = Thorne University.
Table 2 Summary: Actual expenditure 1987-1988 (£'000)
|
Expenditure heading
|
H
|
L
|
s
|
T
|
|
Academic staff
|
10,062
|
12,550
|
15,149
|
14,710
|
|
Professional and other
|
|
|
|
|
|
academic support staff
|
3,233
|
3,557
|
5,822
|
4,833
|
|
Premises
|
3,139
|
2,756
|
4,079
|
4,124
|
|
Supplies and services
|
1,749
|
1,279
|
2,381
|
2,703
|
|
Transport
|
278
|
312
|
565
|
647
|
|
Establishment expenses
|
1,027
|
1,166
|
1,104
|
1,120
|
|
Agency services
|
38
|
|
182
|
(33)
|
|
Miscellaneous expenses
|
325
|
334
|
719
|
483
|
|
|
19,851
|
21,954
|
30,001
|
28,587
|
|
Miscellaneous income Catering services (net deficit)
|
46
|
228
|
315
|
200
|
|
Residences (net deficit) Debt charges and other
|
245
|
132
|
631
|
183
|
|
provisions Redundancy and other
|
2,949
|
1,893
|
3,349
|
2,656
|
|
premature retirement
|
|
|
|
|
|
compensation
|
222
|
729
|
642
|
508
|
|
Total expenditure
|
22,986
|
24,604
|
34,608
|
31,684
|
(a) Using the data provided above, which university do you consider to be the most efficient?
(b) Which areas of expenditure do you consider worthy of investigation for each one?
(c) What factors do you consider would make comparisons between such institutions difficult or meaningless?