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Objective 4 - Explain how ABC can be simplified.
The Bienestar Cardiology Clinic has two major activities: diagnostic and
treatment. The two activities use four resources: nursing, medical technicians,
cardiologists, and equipment. Detailed interviews have provided the work
distribution matrix shown

Activity      Nursing    Technicians  Cardiologists   Equipmnt  Total activity time

Diagnostic    0,7            0,8                0,4               0,6             12.000 hours

Treating       0,3             0,2                0,6               0,4              8.000 hours

Total time    4.000        4.000            6.000           6.000           20.000 hours

Cost            80.000      80.000           320.000      320.000

 

The total time estimated corresponds to practical capacity (interviewers
adjusted the total time to about 80 percent of the available time). The
equipment time is measured in machine hours. Thus, the total time (at
practical capacity) in the system is 20,000 hours. In considering the
implementation of a TDABC model, the following unit times and transaction information are also provided:

                             Unit time       Driver                 Expected activity driver qty

Diagnostic              3 hours        No. of patients      4.000

Treating                  0,8               No. of patients      10.000

Required:
1. Suppose that the clinic acquires new equipment that reduces the total time required for the two activities from 6,000 to 4,000 hours. The equipment cost remains the same. Explain how the ABC system would be updated and then describe how TDABC would provide updates.
2. Suppose that diagnosing patients without any cardiac disease takes two hours while diagnosing patients with mildly diseased hearts takes an additional 1.5 hours and those with more severe problems takes an additional two hours. Prepare a time equation and, using the capacity cost rate from Requirement 2, calculate the activity rate for each of the three types of patients.

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