If supply costs in the example in Table 5 go up by $10,000 and the labor costs go down by $15,000, the Profit margin per reportable test will go down. Table 5. Productivity Indices.Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Sunshine Medical Center Quarterly ReportReportable Tests20,000 Direct Cost 130,000Resource Utilization Direct Cost/Reportable Test6.50Indirect Cost10,000Indirect Cost/Reportable Test0.50Tot

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If supply costs in the example in Table 5 go up by $10,000 and the labor costs go down by $15,000, the Profit margin per reportable test will go down.

Table 5. Productivity Indices.
Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Sunshine Medical Center Quarterly Report
Reportable Tests20,000
Direct Cost 130,000Resource Utilization Direct Cost/Reportable Test6.50
Indirect Cost10,000Indirect Cost/Reportable Test0.50
Total Cost140,000Total Cost/Reportable Test 7.00
Supply Cost30,000Total Supply Cost/Reportable Test1.50
Equipment Cost25,000Equipment Cost/Reportable Test1.25
Labor Cost85,000 Productivity of Work ForceLabor/ Reportable Test4.25
Technical Labor75,000Technical Labor/Reportable Test3.75
Non-technical Labor 10,000 Non-technical Labor/Reportable test 0.50
Revenue200,000 Return on Investment RatioRevenue/Reportable Test10.00
Profit Margin60,000Profit Margin/Reportable Test3.00
Patients Seen in Facility5,000Revenue/Patients Seen in Facility 40.00

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