You Observe a Positive Variance in Terms of Your Operating

Multiple Choice

You observe a positive variance in terms of your operating expenses during your monthly review of the departmental budget. After analysis, you have determined that the source of the variance is patient care supplies. What should you do?

A) Praise the staff because they have successfully conserved patient supplies.
B) Immediately report this over spending to your immediate supervisor.
C) Have a staff meeting and inform the staff that they have to conserve patient care supplies.
D) Nothing at all because this variance is probably not at all accurate.