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A healthcare firm's investment of $1,000 in a piece of equipment will reduce labor costs by $400 per year for the next 5 years. Thirty percent of all patients seen by the firm have a third-party payer arrangement that pays for capital costs on a retrospective basis. Thirty percent of all patients also reimburse for actual operating costs. What is the annual cash flow of the investment? Assume a 5-year life and straight-line depreciation.

The cash flow of the equipment investment by the healthcare firm will be equal to the annual reimbursed depreciation plus the reduced operating costs net of the cost reimbursement effect and may be calculated as follows:

Cash flow = annual depreciation x proportion of capital cost payers
- (annual operating earnings x (1 - proportion of operating cost payers)
= 200 x 0.30 + (400 x (1 - 0.30))
= 60 + 280 = 340

What issues need to be taken into consideration in determining which is the lowest cost alternative?

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Various issues need to be taken into consideration in determining the lowest cost alternative. First of all, the information regarding the various alternative should be collected and extensively analyzed or evaluated. This includes information on the proposed costs and related benefits of the ...

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