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===Billing Rate=== | ===Billing Rate=== | ||
The amount charged to a user for a unit of service. Billing rates are usually computed by dividing the total annual costs of a service by the total number of billing units expected to be provided to users of the service for the year. (See [ | The amount charged to a user for a unit of service. Billing rates are usually computed by dividing the total annual costs of a service by the total number of billing units expected to be provided to users of the service for the year. (See [https://info.unmc.edu/management/finance/fincompliance/core_lab_rate_congifuration_example.xls Rate Setting Procedure] for further explanation). | ||
*'''Billing Unit''' - The unit of service provided by a service center. Examples of billing units include hours of service, animal care days, tests performed, machine time used, etc. | *'''Billing Unit''' - The unit of service provided by a service center. Examples of billing units include hours of service, animal care days, tests performed, machine time used, etc. | ||
*'''Break-even Concept''' - A rate development theory where revenues offset expenses over a reasonable period of time. | *'''Break-even Concept''' - A rate development theory where revenues offset expenses over a reasonable period of time. | ||
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*'''Allowable Surplus''' - A surplus (including both the annual surplus and the carry forward surplus/deficit from prior years) equal to or less than 60 days worth of operating expenditures for a fiscal year. | *'''Allowable Surplus''' - A surplus (including both the annual surplus and the carry forward surplus/deficit from prior years) equal to or less than 60 days worth of operating expenditures for a fiscal year. | ||
*'''Deficit''' - The amount that the costs of providing services exceeds the revenue generated by the service center during a fiscal year. | *'''Deficit''' - The amount that the costs of providing services exceeds the revenue generated by the service center during a fiscal year. | ||
== Policy == | == Policy == | ||
Service centers can result in charges, directly or indirectly, to sponsored programs at UNMC. As a recipient of federal grants and contracts, UNMC must comply with cost principles and cost accounting standards promulgated by the federal government. | Service centers can result in charges, directly or indirectly, to sponsored programs at UNMC. As a recipient of federal grants and contracts, UNMC must comply with cost principles and cost accounting standards promulgated by the federal government. | ||