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The Earnings And Loss Statement

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The forecasted profit and loss statement will allow Columbia Memorial Hospital to predict their upcoming financial performance over an accounting period. One of the best predictors of the future can come from healthcare managers analyzing data, which in turn gives them the information needed to identify whether the organization can make a profit for the given period (57). Using historical data as a guide, if there is no change in volume, the clinic is not projected to make a profit during the year 2010. When looking at the historical data provided for January and February 2010, the clinic is projected to have a net profit (loss) of $3,173 per month with a projected average of 1,350 visits per month (45 visits per day). The forecasted profit and loss statement for the clinic’s average month for all of 2010 with no change in utilization is presented in Exhibit 1. The following equations were utilized to reach an answer: In order to forecast net profit and gross margin, the most relevant data from the historical financial data provided was used. Data from the average of Jan/Feb 2010 were used which includes: the number of visits 1,350, net revenue $54,888, salaries and wages $13,542, physician fees $18,000, malpractice insurance $3,215, travel and education $602, general insurance $843, subscriptions 0, electricity $1,077, water $139, equipment rental $105, building lease $12,500, and other operating expenses totaled $8,038. The total operating

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