Boone Hospital Wants to Determine, to the Extent Possible, the Actual

Essay

Boone Hospital wants to determine, to the extent possible, the actual cost for each patient stay. It is a general health care facility with all basic services but does not perform specialized services such as organ transplants.
Required:
Complete the following table by
a. Classifying each cost as a direct or indirect cost with respect to each patient.
b. Classifying each item as fixed or variable with respect to the number of patient days (sum of days each patient was in hospital) the hospital incurs.