Every month the chief financial officer (CFO) reviews the budget with the hospital's board of directors. The CFO requests a million dollars to purchase a new MRI (magnetic response imaging) unit for the radiology department
Which category best describes this request? 1. Non-revenue expense
2. Capital expense
3. Variable cost
4. Allocation of funds
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Rationale 1: An MRI machine would be revenue producing.
Rationale 2: A capital expense is an expense that is above a set dollar amount such as $10,000 and that must be approved by the board of directors.
Rationale 3: The cost of this machine is not variable.
Rationale 4: Allocation of funds is not specific to the type of budgetary expenditure.
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