Question

Madison Seniors Care Center is a nonprofit organization that provides a variety of health services to the elderly. The center is organized into a number of departments, one of which is the Meals-On-Wheels program that delivers hot meals to seniors in their homes on a daily basis Required: A number of costs of the center and the Meals-On Wheels program are listed below. For each cost listed below. indicate whether it is a direct or indirect cost of the Meals-On-Wheels program, whether it is a direct or indirect cost of particular seniors served by the program, and whether it is variable or fixed with respect to the number of seniors served

Answer 1

		Direct or Indirect Cost of the Meals-On-Wheels Program	Direct or Indirect Cost of Particular Seniors Served by the Meals-On-Wheels Program	Variable or Fixed with Respect to the Number of Seniors Served by the Meals-On-Wheels Program
a.	The cost of leasing the meals-on-wheels van	Direct	Indirect	Fixed
b.	The cost of incidental supplies such as salt, pepper, napkins, and so on	Direct	Indirect*	Variable
c.	The cost of gasoline consumed by the meals-on-wheels van	Direct	Indirect	Variable
d.	The rent on the facility that houses Madison Seniors Care Center, including the meals-on-wheels program	Indirect	Indirect*	Fixed
e.	The salary of the part-time manager of the meals-on-wheels program	Direct	Indirect	Fixed
f.	Depreciation on the kitchen equipment used in the meals-on-wheels program	Direct	Indirect	Fixed
g.	The hourly wages of the caregiver who drives the van and delivers the meals	Direct	Direct	Variable
h.	The costs of complying with health safety regulations in the kitchen	Direct	Indirect	Fixed
i.	The costs of mailing letters soliciting donations to the meals-on-wheels program	Direct	Indirect	Fixed

*These costs could be direct costs of serving particular seniors.