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pleas answer thoes questions Question 2 (15 points) What is a weighted average? Why are the use of weighted averages beneficial to healthcare finance managers? You are the Director of Therapy for a company that provides inpatient Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy to skilled nursing home residents. Your Executive Director asks you to calculate his blended Medicare Part A rate and hands you the below information. Use a weighted average. Name Rug # days Rug # days RUG RATE Resident 1 RUC 17 RVC 7 RUX 790.44 Resident 2 RVA 31 RUL 773.21 Resident 3 RVA 31 RVX 703.56 Resident 4 RUA 31 RVL 631.22 Resident 5 RUA 31 RHX 637.43 Resident 6 RHB 31 RHL 568.53 Resident 7 RVA 29 RMX 584.72 Resident 8 RVA 29 RML 536.5 Resident 9 RVA 29 RLX 513.52 Resident 10 RUB 22 RUC 9 RUC 599.25 Resident 11 RHA 29 RUB 599.25 Resident 12 RUC 29 RUA 501.06 Resident 13 RVA 27 RVC 514.09 Resident 14 RUC 29 RVB 445.19 Resident 15 RUA 29 RVA 443.46 Resident 16 RVA 25 RHC 447.96 Resident 17 RUA 23 RHB 403.17 Resident 18 RHC 7 RMC 15 RHA 354.95 Resident 19 RVA 21 RMC 393.53 Resident 20 RMA 11 RMB 10 RMB 369.41 Resident 21 RMC 3 RMA 303.95 Resident 22 RVC 2 RLA 246.53 HD1 380.59 LB1 301.36 BA1 215.23 HB2 425.38 HE2 487.39 CA1 239.35 TOTAL DOLLARS TOTAL DAYS AVERAGE RATE Question 5 (15 Points) You are the practice manager for a group of hospital owned medical clinics. Give an example of an item that would be considered a capital expenditure. Also, if you were tasked with convincing the board that a particular capital expenditure would be beneficial, how might you do so?