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

Required:

For each cost incurred at Northwest Hospital, indicate whether it would most likely be a direct cost or an indirect cost of the specified cost object by placing an X in the appropriate column.

Cost Ex. Catered food served to patients 1. The wages of pediatric nurses Cost Object A particular patient The pediatric department 2. Prescription A particular drugs 3. Heating the hospital 4. The salary patient The pediatric department The pediatric of the head of pediatrics 5. The salary of the head of pediatrics 6. Hospital chaplain's department A particular pediatric patient A particular patient Direct Indirect Cost Cost Direct Indirect Cost salary 7. Lab tests by outside contractor 8. Lab tests by outside contractor Cost Object Cost Cost A particular patient A particular department