The Costs of Staffing and Operating the Accounting Department at Columbia

question 63

Multiple Choice

The costs of staffing and operating the accounting department at Columbia Hospital for Women would be considered by the Department of Surgery to be which of the following?

• A)direct costs.
• B)indirect costs.
• C)incremental costs.
• D)controllable costs.

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