connect Exercises EXERCISE 11 Identifying Direct and Indirect Costs 101-1 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. Direct Indirect Cost Cost Cost Cost Object Ex. Catered food served to patients A particular patient X 1. The wages of pediatric nurses The pediatric department 2. Prescription drugs A particular patient 3. Heating the hospital The pediatric department 4. The salary of the head of pediatrics The pediatric department 5. The salary of the head of pediatrics A particular pediatric patient 6. Hospital chaplain's salary A particular patient 7. Lab tests by outside contractor A particular patient 8. Lab tests by outside contractor A particular department