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 placing an X in the appropriate column.

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Cost?Indirect

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????