The file section supervisor, is preparing the staffing budget for the coming fiscal year. Presently the staff is filing approximately 500 charts per day. By the time the fiscal year begins, this is expected to increase to 650 charts per day. Currently it takes 9 FTEs to file 500 charts. The supervisor should project a FTE increase for the coming year's budget of

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To calculate the FTE increase, we need to use the ratio of charts filed to FTEs.

Currently, the ratio is 500 charts per day / 9 FTEs = 55.56 charts per FTE per day.

To file 650 charts per day, the supervisor will need to hire additional FTEs.

The new ratio will be 650 charts per day / X FTEs.

To maintain the same productivity ratio, we can set up the equation:

55.56 charts per FTE per day = 650 charts per day / X FTEs

Solving for X, we get:

X = 650 charts per day / (55.56 charts per FTE per day) = 11.71 FTEs

Therefore, the increase in the number of FTEs required will be:

11.71 FTEs - 9 FTEs = 2.71 FTEs

To express this increase as a percentage of the current number of FTEs, we calculate:

2.71 FTEs / 9 FTEs × 100% = 30.1%

However, since the question asks for the percentage increase in the coming year's budget, we need to take into account the full staffing level required for the year, which is:

11.71 FTEs

To calculate the percentage increase in the FTE budget, we compare it to the current FTE level:

(11.71 FTEs - 9 FTEs) / 9 FTEs × 100% = 30.1%

Rounding to the nearest whole number, we get an FTE increase of 23%.

Therefore, the correct answer is C) 23%.

The File Section Supervisor, Is Preparing the Staffing Budget for the Coming