The nurse manager's goal is to adequately staff the unit and use minimal supplementary staff. The manager has added the cost of this supplementary staff to the unit's operating budget. A colleague informs the manager it should have been added to which budget?

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1. The personnel budget projects the salary costs that will be paid and charged to the cost center in the budget period.
2. The operating budget is the organization's statement of expected revenues and expenses for the coming year.
3. The revenue budget represents the patient care income expected for the budget period.
4. Because the salary cost of supplementary staff is an unknown, the costs are variable, not fixed.

The Nurse Manager's Goal Is to Adequately Staff the Unit