Question

Annual costs for the only Release of Information Clerk at Jacksonville Beach Healthcare Center (salary and benefits) are $36,429. The monthly cost for the copier used solely for ROI is $89 (supplies and repairs). It costs the department $0.95 on average for ROI mailings (envelopes and postage). There were 687 requests filled for ROI last month. The cost per request for release of information last month was

Answer 1

cost per request for release of information last month is $5.50

Explanation:

Annual costs = $36,429

ROI = $89

to find out

cost per request for release of information last month

solution

we know that annual costs = $36,429 / 12 = $3,035.75 cost / month

we can say that

monthly costs is annual costs + copier cost

monthly costs = $3,035.75 + $89

monthly costs = $3,124.75

and ROI for last month is monthly costs/ 689

ROI for last month = 3,124.75 / 689

ROI for last month = $4.55 (without mailing)

in question we have given avg mailing cost = $0.95

so cost per request for release of information last month is average mailing cost + ROI for last month

cost per request for release of information last month = $4.55 + $0.95

cost per request for release of information last month is $5.50