Basic Financial Calculations
Assignment: Application: Basic Financial Calculations
= Total Current Assets / Total Current Liabilities
= Cash / (Total Operating Expense / 365 days)
= Accounts Receivable / (Net Patient Service Revenue / 365)
= Accumulated Depreciation / Depreciation Expense
= [Long Term] Debt / Net Assets
= [Long Term] Debt / Total Assets
= Net Patient Service Revenue / Gross Patient Service Revenue
= Gain or (Loss) from Operations / Net Patient Service Revenue
Note: For those Assignments in this course that require you to perform calculations you must:
Use the ‘Week 3 Application Assignment Template’ from your Learning Resources
Show all your calculations and formulas in the spreadsheet
- Review the information in this week’s Learning Resources dealing with ratios and how they are calculated.
- View the Week 3 Application Assignment Tutorial: Ratio Calculations, (video) provided in this week’s Learning Resources.
- Use the Week 3 Application (Scenario) Assignment Template, provided in this week’s Learning Resources, to complete this assignment.
- Review the Statement of Revenues and Expenses in the Week 3 application (scenario) assignment template. With the information, calculate the financial ratios.
Spreadsheet attached
Baker, J. J., Baker, R. W., & Dworkin, N. R. (2018). Health care finance: Basic tools for nonfinancial managers (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Chapter 4, “Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth” (pp. 33-36)
In this chapter, you are introduced to the meaning of assets, liabilities, and net worth. You explore the relationship between the three and how they must be balanced if an organization is to be successful.
Chapter 6, “Expenses (Outflows)” (pp. 47-54)
The focus of this chapter is expenses and how they differ from costs. It highlights how costs should be reported and how expenses can be grouped for more effective planning and control.
Chapter 9, “Understanding Inventory and Depreciation Concepts” (pp. 81-93)
This chapter examines the relationship between inventory and the cost of goods. It demonstrates how to calculate inventory turnover and product depreciation.
Chapter 11, “Reporting as a Tool” (pp. 119-125)
This chapter describes the basic financial reports and how they are used in financial decision making. The four key financial statements are the balance sheet, the statement of revenue, and expense, the statement of fund balance or net worth, and the statement of cash flows.
Zelman, W., McCue, M., & Glick, N. (2009). Financial management of health care organizations: An introduction to fundamental tools, concepts, and applications (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Chapter 2, “Health Care Financial Statements” (pp. 25–86)
This chapter describes the shared four basic financial statements of all organizations. The authors relate the basics to business-oriented and non-for-profit health organizations.
Chapter 3, “Principles and Practices of Health Care Accounting” (pp. 87–120)
This chapter explores the accounting practices and principles of health care. The authors detail the rules for recording transactions and the process of recording and developing financial statements.
Chapter 4, “Financial Statement Analysis” (pp. 121–186)
This chapter goes into detail about the three types of analysis used in financial statements of health care organizations: horizontal analysis, vertical (common-size) analysis, and ratio analysis. This chapter also explains the categories of ratios and how to apply them.