Question

Western State University (WSU) is preparing its master budget for the upcoming academic year. Currently, 12,000 students are enrolled on campus; however, the admissions office is forecasting a 5 percent growth in the student body despite a tuition hike to $70 per credit hour. The following additional information has been gathered from an examination of university records and conversations with university officials:

WSU is planning to award 140 tuition-free scholarships.

The average class has 20 students, and the typical student takes 10 credit hours each semester. Each class is two credit hours.

WSU’s faculty members are evaluated on the basis of teaching, research, and university and community service. Each faculty member teaches five classes during the academic year.

Required:

Prepare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year.

Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes.

Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action.

You have been requested by the university’s administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: “The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver—without them we don’t operate.” Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets?

repare a tuition revenue budget for the upcoming academic year.

	Tuition revenue budget: Total student body Tuition-paying students Total credit hours Forecasted tuition revenue

Assume there is a shortage of full-time faculty members. Select at least five actions that WSU might take to accommodate the growing student body by selecting an "X" next to the action.

	Hire part-time instructors Use graduate teaching assistants Increase the teaching load for each professor Reduce the number of courses offered. Increase class size and reduce the number of sections to be offered Have students take an Internet-based course offered by another university Shift courses to a summer session

Determine the number of faculty members needed to cover classes.

	Faculty needed

You have been requested by the university’s administrative vice president (AVP) to construct budgets for other areas of operation (e.g., the library, grounds, dormitories, and maintenance). The AVP noted: “The most important resource of the university is its faculty. Now that you know the number of faculty needed, you can prepare the other budgets. Faculty members are indeed the key driver—without them we don’t operate.” Are faculty members a key driver in preparing budgets?

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Answer 1

Statement for Tuition Revenue Budget as follows
Particular	Amount $
Total Student (12000X105%)	$12,600.00
Less: Tuition Fees Scholarship	-$140.00
Revenue Generating Students	$12,460.00
Credit Hours per Year (10X2)	$20.00
Total Credit Hours (12460X20)	$249,200.00
Tution Rate per Hour	$70.00
Budgeted Tution Revenue	$17,444,000.00

Computation of Number of Facility Members needed is as Follows
Particular	Amount
Total Student (12000X105%)	$12,600.00
Class per Student in a Year	$10.00
(10Credit Hours/2 Credit Hours)X2 Semester
total Student Classes	$126,000.00
Student Per Class	$20.00
Class to be taken (126000/20)	$6,300.00
Class taken per Professor	$5.00
Number of Facility needed	$1,260.00

3) The Five Action are as follows

a) Hire Part Time Instructor

b) Increase the Teaching Load for each Teacher

C) Shift Course to a Summer Session

d) Increase class size and reduce the number of section to be offered

e) Have Student takes an internet based course offered by another university

4) Option is No, Because main purpose of this business is to generate fees by teaching and accomodating student in a class. Hence Student and tuition are the main Sources of Revenue generation