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I need to cut $94,000 in cost. Help prioritize those cuts that can be made without impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.

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I need to plan for reduced budgets, I must first identify where costs can be cut or reduced and still keep the my agency functioning.
Below are some data from the past year.

Program Area Costs
Administration
Salaries:

Administrator $60,000
Assistant $35,000
Two Secretaries $42,000
Supplies $35,000
Advertising and promotion $9,000
Professional meetings/dues $14,000

Purchased Services:
Accounting and billing $15,000
Custodial $13,000
Security $12,000
Consulting $10,000

Community Mental Health Services
Salaries (two social workers) $46,000
Transportation $10,000

Outpatient mental health treatment
Salaries:
Psychiatrist $86,000
Two Social Workers $70,000

Give a dollar range of costs to reduce budgets (worst and best case analysis).

I need to cut $94,000 in cost. Help prioritize those cuts that can be made without impacting the operation or quality care of the organization.

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COSTS LIKELY TO BE DISCRETIONARY
Program Area Costs
Administration
Purchased Services:
Accounting and billing
$15,000
Custodial
$13,000
Security
$12,000
Consulting
$10,000
Community Mental Health Services:
Transportation $10,000

Two Social Workers
$70,000

COSTS LIKELY TO BE COMMITTED
Program Area Costs
Administration
Salaries:
Administrator
$60,000
Assistant ...

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