AHIP Exam AHM-520 Topic 6 Question 94 Discussion

Actual exam question for AHIP's AHM-520 exam

Question #: 94
Topic #: 6

The Puma health plan uses return on investment (ROI) and residual income (RI) to measure the performance of its investment centers. Two of these investment centers are identified as X and Y. Investment Center X earns $10,000,000 in operating income on controllable investments of $50,000,000, and it has total revenues of $60,000,000. Investment Center Y earns $2,000,000 in operating income on controllable investments of $8,000,000, and it has total revenues of $10,000,000. Both centers have a minimum required rate of return of 15%.

One likely way in which Investment Center X or Y could effectively increase its ROI is by

AFocusing only on increasing its total revenues

BIncreasing its controllable investments

CIncreasing total revenues, accompanied by a proportionate increase in operating income

DIncreasing expenses in order to increase operating income

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1 months ago

Option D: Throw money at the problem and hope it goes away. That's the corporate way, right?

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Annelle

3 days ago

C) Increasing total revenues, accompanied by a proportionate increase in operating income

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Noel

24 days ago

B) Increasing its controllable investments

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James

1 months ago

A) Focusing only on increasing its total revenues

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Esteban

2 months ago

Ah, the age-old dilemma of ROI vs. RI. This question is like asking whether to focus on making money or saving money. I think I'll go with the one that won't land me in the poorhouse.

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Glenn

13 days ago

A) Focusing only on increasing its total revenues

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Glenn

18 days ago

C) Increasing total revenues, accompanied by a proportionate increase in operating income

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Glenn

1 months ago

B) Increasing its controllable investments

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Stevie

2 months ago

The key here is to maximize the return on the controllable investments. Option B seems like the logical choice, but I wonder if the exam is trying to trick us.

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Eric

4 days ago

I agree, increasing controllable investments would directly impact the ROI.

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Noah

9 days ago

I think option B is the best choice to maximize ROI.

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Brianne

23 days ago

C) Increasing total revenues, accompanied by a proportionate increase in operating income

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Chantell

1 months ago

B) Increasing its controllable investments

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Bronwyn

2 months ago

A) Focusing only on increasing its total revenues

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Josue

2 months ago

Increasing expenses to boost operating income? That's like trying to lose weight by eating more. Option D is a definite no-go.

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Fidelia

2 months ago

Increasing expenses to boost operating income? That's like trying to lose weight by eating more. Option D is a definite no-go.

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Lura

2 months ago

A) Focusing only on increasing its total revenues

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Lenna

2 months ago

Hmm, focusing on increasing total revenues sounds tempting, but that doesn't necessarily improve the ROI. I think option C is the way to go - increase revenues and operating income proportionately to maintain the ROI.

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