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. Based on the information below, what rate must be set to generate the required $80,000 in profit in the preceding example? You have been asked to establish a pricing structure for radiology on a per-procedure basis. Present budgetary data is presented below: Budgeted Procedures 10,000 Budgeted Cost $400,000 Desired Profit $80,000 It is estimated that Medicare patients comprise 40 percent of total radiology volume and will pay on average $38.00 per procedure. Approximately 10 percent of the patients are cost payers. The remaining charge payers are summarized below: Payer Volume% Discount% Blue Cross 20 4 Unity PPO 15 10 Kaiser 10 10 Self Pay 5 40 50%