Managerial Accounting
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Program Area Costs
Administration
Salaries:
Administrator $60,000
Assistant $35,000
Two Secretaries $42,000
Supplies $35,000
Advertising and promotion $9,000
Professional meetings/dues $14,000
Purchased Services:
Accounting and billing $15,000
Custodial $13,000
Security $12,000
Consulting $10,000
Community Mental Health Services
Salaries (two social workers) $46,000
Transportation $10,000
Outpatient mental health treatment
Salaries:
Psychiatrist $86,000
Two Social Workers $70,000
Budget Cut Recommendation
This table represents all the areas that our funds are allocated. In an effort to "trim-the-fat", I classified the expenses in two categories: 1. Committed Costs and 2. Discretionary Costs.
You can clearly see on the table where our expenses lie. I classified the following as Committed Costs that are ongoing and are necessary to the running of the Clinic. They are as follows:
1. Psychiatrist
2. Social Workers
a. One in Out-Patient
b. One in In-Patient
3. Security
4. Secretaries
5. Supplies
6. Custodial (At least 50%)
For the Second Group, Discretionary, I divided it into two subcategories:
* 100% Cut
1. Assistant
2. Secretary
3. Professional Dues
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