Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper. Your paper should:
Discuss decision-making processes in creating a budget.
Explain the role of variance analysis in maintaining an operating budget.
Differentiate between managerial accounting and financial management.
Explain generally accepted accounting principles applied to the health care industry and how they are applied to your Operating Budget Projection.
Discuss the decision between the two labor alternatives facing the management of PFCH and the annual cost increase of each.
Make a recommendation about which labor alternative should be chosen.
Justify and analyze the labor decision that you recommend. Your justification should present numbers related to fiscal management including how each decision affects the 2010 Budget Projection.
Analyze the effect of your decision on the operating budget, including:
The opportunity cost of your recommendation
How your recommendation affects employee satisfaction
How your recommendation affects patient care and patient satisfaction