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Waterways Corporation uses very stringent standard costs in evaluating its manufacturing efficiency. These standards are not ideal" at this point, but the management is working toward that as a goal. At present, the company uses the following standards. Materials Per unit Item Cost Metal 1 lb. 63per lb. 12 oz. $1.00 per lb Plastic Rubber 4 oz 88¢ per lb. Direct labor Item Per unit Cost Labor 15 min. $7.00 per hr Predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours = $3.59 The January figures for purchasing production, and labor are: The company purchased 226,100 pounds of raw materials in January at a cost of 78c a pound. Production used 226,100 pounds of raw materials to make 114.000 units in January Direct labor spent 18 minutes on each product at a cost of $6.90 per hour. Overhead costs for January totaled $33,112 variable and $74.000 fixed. Answer the following questions about standard costs.