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Management and Leadership
HIM department operating budget report, March (invented data)
Line item
Budget
Actual
Salaries and wages
$180,000
$189,000
Contract coding ($30 per discharge)
$30,000
$33,600
Office supplies
$4,000
$3,400
Software maintenance
$12,000
$12,000
Total
$226,000
$238,000
The budget assumed 1,000 discharges; actual discharges were 1,200.
The HIM director is preparing the monthly variance report. What is the department's total unfavorable variance as a percentage of the budget? (Round to one decimal place.)