Question

Based on an 8-hour day, the number of hours worked in a hospital food service department was 55,267/yr, and the total number of hours paid was 59,995/yr. The actual number of productive FTEs was:

a. 2.27b. 18.90c. 26.60d. 28.80

Answer 1

c. 26.60

Explanation:

Labor hours worked that year = 55,267

Total number of hours paid that year = 59,995

The total number of hours during the year

8 hours × 5 days × 52 weeks = 2080 hours

Full Time Equivalent

`FTE/year=\frac{\text{labor hours worked that year}}{\text{The total number of hours during the year}}\\\Rightarrow FTE/year=(55267)/(2080)\\\Rightarrow FTE/year=26.57\approx 26.6`

FTE that year was 26.6