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The following data relates to the student numbers (Table 1) and financial data (Table 2) of four universities.

factors		H	L	s	T
1.00	Full-time	2,437	4,517	3,908	3,961
0.90	Sandwich	2,216	1,306	3,975	3,731
0.40	Part-time (day and evening)	951	1,385	1,412	1,050
0.20	Evening only	16	403	141	147
		5,620	7,611	9,436	8,889

Table 1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) student numbers Conversion

H = Halifax University; L = Leek University; S = Southsea University; T = Thorne University.

Table 2 Summary: Actual expenditure 1987-1988 (£'000)

Expenditure heading	H	L	s	T
Academic staff	10,062	12,550	15,149	14,710
Professional and other
academic support staff	3,233	3,557	5,822	4,833
Premises	3,139	2,756	4,079	4,124
Supplies and services	1,749	1,279	2,381	2,703
Transport	278	312	565	647
Establishment expenses	1,027	1,166	1,104	1,120
Agency services	38		182	(33)
Miscellaneous expenses	325	334	719	483
	19,851	21,954	30,001	28,587

Miscellaneous income Catering services (net deficit)	46	228	315	200
Residences (net deficit) Debt charges and other	245	132	631	183
provisions Redundancy and other	2,949	1,893	3,349	2,656
premature retirement
compensation	222	729	642	508
Total expenditure	22,986	24,604	34,608	31,684

(a) Using the data provided above, which university do you consider to be the most efficient?

(b) Which areas of expenditure do you consider worthy of investigation for each one?

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