Total expenses allocated to the mouse barrier cost center

$2,300,000

Total average daily census of mouse barrier cages

4,500

Total annual care days for mouse barrier cages

1,642,500

(4,500 average daily census x 365 days annually)

Daily housing cost for mouse barrier cage

$1.40

(Total expenses $2,300,000 divided by 1,642,500 annual care days)

From: Chapter 13, Fiscal Management

Cover of Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research, Education, and Testing
Management of Animal Care and Use Programs in Research, Education, and Testing. 2nd edition.
Weichbrod RH, Thompson GAH, Norton JN, editors.
Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press/Taylor & Francis; 2018.
© 2018 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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