Question

Northwest Hospital is a full-service hospital that provides everything from major surgery and emergency room care to outpatient clinics.

For each cost incurrect at Northwest Hospital, indiciate whether it would most likely be a direct cost or an indirect cost of the specified cost object by listing the number and a "D" for direct or an "I" for indirect. For example: 1D, 2D, etc.Cost / Cost Object1 The wages of pediatric nurses / The pediatric department2 Prescription drugs / A particular patient3 Heating the hospital / The pediatric patient4 The salary of the head of pediatrics / The pediatric patient5 The salary of the head of pediatrics / The particular pediatric patient6 Hospital chaplain's salary / A particular patient7 Lab tests by outside contractor / A particular patient8 Lab tests by outside contractor / A particular department

Answer 1

1.- Direct, the nurses wages are linked to the deparment

2.-Direct, the cost of the drug for the patient will be linked to it

3.-Indirect there is no direct relationship between the heat cost and the patient

4.-Indirect as is cannot be linked to all patient is indirect overhead

5.-Indirect as is cannot be linked to a patient is indirect overhead

6.-Indirect as is cannot be linked to a patient is indirect overhead

7.-Direct as the particular patient is the one requiring this test

8.-Direct as this cost can be linked to a study related to the department activity

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