Butler Hospital Wants to Estimate the Cost for Each Patient

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Essay

Butler Hospital wants to estimate the cost for each patient stay. It is a general health care facility offering only basic services and not specialized services such as organ transplants.
Required:
a.Classify each of the following costs as either direct or indirect with respect to each patient.
b.Classify each of the following costs as either fixed or variable with respect to hospital costs per day.

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Definitions:

Aldolase (ALD)

An enzyme involved in the glycolytic pathway, important for breaking down sugars for energy.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

A genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact.

Myotome

A group of muscles innervated by the motor fibers of a single spinal nerve root, used to assess and diagnose nerve root damage.

Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants

Drugs that reduce muscle tension and associated pain by acting on the central nervous system rather than directly on the muscles.